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The legality of adults soliciting or paying minors for sexualized images or conduct online, including the application of child-pornography and solicitation statutes.
Current federal law requires electronic service providers (ESPs) to report apparent child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) CyberTipline, a...
Federal law defines child pornography as visual depictions of minors engaged in “sexually explicit conduct,” and prosecutors can — and do — pursue sexting and exploitation cases involving minors even ...
Prosecutors have clear criminal statutes that can reach adults who solicit or pay minors for sexualized images or conduct online, but whether a particular case—such as paying a minor on social media t...