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CSAM offenses plea bargaining

The role of defense mitigation in plea bargaining for CSAM offenses, including mental-health evidence, claims of coercion/duress, and entrapment arguments.

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Jan 11, 2026
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What legal defenses exist for someone who accidentally or briefly landed on a hidden-service CSAM page?

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What role do defense mitigation (mental health, coercion, entrapment) play in plea bargaining for CSAM offenses?

Defense mitigation — including mental-health evidence, claims of coercion/duress, and entrapment arguments — plays a substantial but constrained role in plea bargaining for CSAM offenses: when credibl...

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