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Under federal criminal law, child sex trafficking—also referred to as “domestic minor sex trafficking,” “commercial sexual exploitation of minors,” or even inappropriately “the prostitution of children2”—is defined as the recruiting, enticing, harboring, transporting, providing, obtaining, advertising, maintaining, patronizing, or soliciting of ...
There are serious consequences to juvenile sex crimes—especially in severe cases where a child is tried as an adult. Depending on the charge, the juvenile could face anywhere from 10 years-to-life in prison and upwards of $25,000 in fines.
To suggest that a juvenile who sends a sexually explicit selfie is a victim of his own act of child pornography is absurd, but that’s exactly what a trial court in Spokane County has done. This much should be obvious: Selfies taken by minors are not child pornography.
The ICJ State Sex Offender Matrix listed below provides a brief overview of each state's registration requirements and timelines, public notification, risk assessment, residency, and electronic monitoring requirements regarding juvenile sex offenders.
In most states, teenagers who send or receive sexually explicit photographs by cellphone or computer — known as “sexting” — have risked felony child pornography charges and being listed on a sex...
Risky Actions and Overreactions. Juvenile sexting is increasing in frequency. 1 A recent study found that 20 percent of teenagers (22 percent of girls and 18 percent of boys) sent naked or...
Any sexually explicit images depicting and shared among consenting adults are legal. However, any transmission of sexually explicit images depicting a minor or shared with a minor is a criminal offense in Florida and can carry extraordinarily strong criminal and civil penalties.
