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Laws regarding the distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and their variations across jurisdictions
Most statutes and the new federal criminalize publishing or distributing non‑consensual intimate imagery rather than the mere offline creation or private solicitation of , but a subset of states have ...
A growing but uneven patchwork of state laws now criminalizes the production (not merely distribution) of , especially where victims are minors; notable, explicit statutory prohibitions include ’s and...
When law enforcement executes a search for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and arrests a person the same day, release is not automatic and depends on jurisdiction, the nature of the evidence seized...
for possession of (CSAM) sits at the intersection of statutory mandatory-minimum penalties for distribution-related offenses and advisory Sentencing Guidelines that escalate sentences based on aggrava...
Federal courts approach under a statutory mandate that both demands full compensation for a victim’s losses and directs judges to tailor awards to a defendant’s relative role — a tension courts have t...
is not a simple yes-or-no: consensual, private sexual interaction with an AI or another consenting adult using secure channels can fall within normal sexual expression, but Grok in practice has produc...
Federal and state courts have repeatedly held that mere presence of cached files, thumbnails, or deleted remnants on a device does not automatically satisfy the knowing-possession element required in ...
Signing up for a website that hosts Child Sexual Abuse Material () is legally dangerous territory: criminalizes possession, distribution, production, receipt, and access with intent to view CSAM — inc...
for possession of child sexual abuse material () is governed by statutes in 18 C. §§ 2251, 2252 and 2252A and the , which together produce a regimen of heavy penalties, enhancements for aggravating fa...
Texas law treats sexualized images of minors not as “erotica” but as criminal visual material—commonly called child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or child pornography—and penalties scale sharply with q...
Courts and investigators across jurisdictions are wrestling with whether and how algorithmic outputs—hashes, AI detections, and similarity scores—can establish probable cause in warrants for child sex...