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U.S. child-pornography statutes recklessness standard

The use of a recklessness standard in U.S. child-pornography statutes when the text omits an express mens rea.

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Jan 16, 2026
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Which U.S. courts have applied a reckless‑disregard mens rea to child pornography statutes and what were the facts of those cases?

A small but important body of U.S. case law and statutory interpretation shows courts reading a recklessness or “reckless‑disregard” standard into child‑pornography and adjacent statutes when the text...

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