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Prosecution of cases involving child sexual abuse material, including the challenges of proving knowledge and intent
Federal law treats images of sexually explicit conduct by minors as contraband and criminalizes production, distribution, receipt and possession of that material; by contrast the statute does not neat...
Federal sentencing for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) cases is governed by two interacting regimes: the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which set advisory offense levels and recommended ranges for jud...
generally require proof that a defendant knew the material depicted a minor and intentionally possessed or sought it, so proving “” typically demands evidence of active seeking or control rather than ...
On today’s books, penalties for wholly AI‑generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) can be lighter than for material involving real children because prosecutors sometimes must charge under differen...
Courts weigh forensic evidence about whether a user merely streamed or actively possessed CSAM by applying a mix of traditional possession doctrines to digital artifacts—especially cached files and ex...
Accidental or momentary access to a hidden-service page that contains child sexual abuse material (CSAM) does not automatically equate to criminal liability; common legal defenses include lack of inte...
Rotated or transient logging—where system logs overwrite or age out data—can and does impede specific digital forensics trails, but it is only one factor among many that make pursuing CSAM downloaders...