Adult Industry & Sexual Content Compliance — 117 Nodes
- 18 USC § 1462 - Importation or Transportation of Obscene Matters
18 USC § 1462 (originally enacted June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 768; amended numerous times including Pub. L. 104-208 to add 'interactive computer service' language) makes it a federal offence for any person to bring… - 18 USC § 1464 - Broadcasting Obscene, Indecent, or Profane Language
18 USC § 1464 (originally enacted June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 769) criminalizes the broadcast of obscene, indecent, or profane language by means of radio communication: 'Whoever utters any obscene, indecent, or… - 18 USC § 1465 - Production and Transportation of Obscene Matters for Sale or Distribution
18 USC § 1465 (originally enacted June 28, 1955, ch. 190, § 3, 69 Stat. 183; most recently amended by Pub. L. 109-248, July 27, 2006) makes it a federal offence for any person to knowingly produce with the intent to… - 18 USC § 1466 - Engaging in the Business of Selling or Transferring Obscene Matter
18 USC § 1466 (originally enacted by Pub. L. 100-690 the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, title VII, § 7521(a), 102 Stat. 4486) creates a federal offence specifically targeting commercial obscenity traffickers: 'Whoever is… - 18 USC § 1467 - Criminal Forfeiture of Property Related to Obscenity Offences
18 USC § 1467 (added by the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-690) provides for criminal forfeiture of property in connection with convictions under Chapter 71 (obscenity) of Title 18:… - 18 USC § 1468 - Distributing Obscene Material by Cable or Subscription Television
18 USC § 1468 (added by the Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, § 7525) criminalizes the knowing distribution of obscene material via cable or subscription television:… - 18 USC § 1470 - Transfer of Obscene Material to Minors Under 16
18 USC § 1470 (enacted by Pub. L. 105-314, the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998) makes it a federal offence for any person to knowingly use the mail or any facility or means of interstate or… - 18 USC § 1591 - Sex Trafficking of Children or by Force, Fraud, or Coercion
18 USC § 1591 (Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 Pub. L. 106-386 § 112(a)(2) as amended by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Acts of 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, the Justice for Victims of… - 18 USC § 1801 - Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2004
18 USC § 1801 (added by the Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-495, signed 23 December 2004) criminalises the non-consensual capture of intimate visual recordings in federal jurisdictional spaces and… - 18 USC § 2256 - Definitions for Chapter 110 (Sexual Exploitation of Children)
18 USC § 2256 provides the statutory definitions governing Chapter 110 of Title 18 (sexual exploitation and other abuse of children) and underpins all CSAM-related federal offences under §§ 2251-2260A: subsection (1)… - 18 USC § 2257A - Records Relating to Simulated Sexually Explicit Conduct
18 USC § 2257A (added by Pub. L. 109-248, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006) imposes record-keeping requirements on producers of any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, digital image,… - 18 USC 1466A - Obscene Visual Representations of the Sexual Abuse of Children
18 USC 1466A criminalises the knowing production, distribution, receipt, possession with intent to distribute, or possession of any visual depiction (including drawings, cartoons, sculptures and paintings as well as… - 18 USC 2421A - Promotion or Facilitation of Prostitution and Reckless Disregard of Sex Trafficking (FOSTA-SESTA)
18 USC 2421A (added by the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 / Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, FOSTA-SESTA, Pub L 115-164) criminalises owning, managing or operating any interactive… - 18 USC 2422 - Coercion and Enticement (Interstate or Foreign Commerce Inducement; Enhanced Minor Protection)
18 U.S.C. Section 2422 is the federal criminal statute prohibiting interstate or foreign commerce coercion or enticement of an individual to engage in prostitution or any sexual activity for which a person can be… - 18 USC 2425 - Use of Interstate Facilities to Transmit Information About a Minor for Enticement to Criminal Sexual Activity
18 USC 2425, added by the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998 (Pub L 105-314), criminalises the knowing initiation of transmission of personally identifying information (name, address, telephone… - Australia Criminal Code Act 1995 Section 474.25A - Using a Carriage Service to Procure a Child
Section 474.25A of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) makes it an offence to use a carriage service to engage in sexual activity with a person who is under 16 years of age. The offence requires (1) the person uses a… - Australia Online Safety Act 2021 - eSafety Commissioner Removal Notice Scheme
The Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) establishes the eSafety Commissioner as the federal regulator with formal removal-notice powers across multiple harm schemes: Part 5 cyberbullying material targeted at an Australian… - Canada Criminal Code Section 151 - Sexual Interference with a Person Under 16
Section 151 of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it an offence for a person to, for a sexual purpose, touch, directly or indirectly, with a part of the body or with an object, any part of the body of a person under the… - Canada Criminal Code Section 162.1 - Publication of an Intimate Image Without Consent and Section 162.2 Prohibition Order (Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act SC 2014 c. 31)
Section 162.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46), enacted by the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act SC 2014 c. 31, criminalises the publication, distribution, transmission, sale, making… - Canada Criminal Code Section 163 - Obscene Material Distribution and Possession Offences (R.S.C. 1985 c. C-46)
Section 163 of the Canadian Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) is the principal federal criminal prohibition on the production, publication, distribution, circulation, sale, public exhibition and… - Canada Criminal Code Section 163 - Offences Tending to Corrupt Morals (Obscene Matter)
Section 163 of the Canadian Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) creates federal criminal offences for the making, distribution, and possession-for-distribution of obscene matter: subsection (1) makes it an offence for… - Canada Criminal Code Section 172.1 - Luring a Child via Telecommunications
Section 172.1 of the Criminal Code of Canada makes it an offence to communicate by a means of telecommunication with (a) a person who is, or who the accused believes is, under the age of 18 years, for the purpose of… - Council of Europe Lanzarote Convention 2007 Article 18 - Sexual Abuse of Children
Article 18 of the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Lanzarote Convention, CETS No. 201, 2007) requires States Parties to criminalise intentional… - EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive Article 28b - Video-Sharing Platform Obligations to Protect Minors and the Public
Article 28b of Directive 2010/13/EU (as inserted by Directive (EU) 2018/1808) requires Member States to ensure that video-sharing platform providers under their jurisdiction take appropriate measures to protect minors… - EU Digital Services Act Article 28 - Online Protection of Minors (Regulation 2022/2065, Profiling-Based Advertising Ban, Appropriate Measures, No Additional Personal Data)
Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market for Digital Services (the Digital Services Act, DSA) imposes three operative obligations on… - EU Directive 2011/93/EU Article 3 - Offences Concerning Sexual Abuse
Article 3 of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography requires EU Member States to criminalise specified intentional sexual abuse conduct against… - EU Directive 2011/93/EU Article 4 - Offences Concerning Sexual Exploitation
Article 4 of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children requires EU Member States to criminalise intentional conduct concerning the sexual exploitation of children. Article… - EU Directive 2011/93/EU Article 5 - Offences Concerning Child Pornography
Article 5 of Directive 2011/93/EU requires EU Member States to criminalise intentional conduct concerning child pornography. Article 5(2)-(8) sets minimum maximum penalties: acquisition or possession of child… - EU Directive 2011/93/EU Article 6 - Solicitation of Children for Sexual Purposes (Grooming)
Article 6 of Directive 2011/93/EU requires EU Member States to criminalise the solicitation of children for sexual purposes via information and communication technology. Article 6(1) covers the proposal by means of ICT… - France Code Pénal Article 227-23 - Distribution, Recording, and Possession of Child Pornographic Imagery
Article 227-23 of the French Code Pénal criminalises the recording, transmission, distribution, importation, exportation, offering, making available, acquisition, viewing, and possession of pornographic images of a… - France LOI n° 2024-449 du 21 mai 2024 (Loi SREN) - Age Verification for Online Pornography (ARCOM Enforcement)
Loi n° 2024-449 du 21 mai 2024 visant à sécuriser et à réguler l'espace numérique (Loi SREN; JORF n°0117 du 22 mai 2024; NOR: ECOI2309270L) overhauls the French regulatory regime for online services, with Title I… - Germany JuSchG §10b - Entwicklungsbeeinträchtigende Medien (Development-Impairing Media Risk Factors)
Section 10b of the German Jugendschutzgesetz (JuSchG - Youth Protection Act of 23 July 2002 BGBl. I S. 2730 as amended by the Zweites Gesetz zur Änderung des Jugendschutzgesetzes of 9 April 2021 BGBl. I S. 742 in force… - Germany JuSchG §14a - Kennzeichnung bei Film- und Spielplattformen (Age Labeling on Film and Game Platforms)
Section 14a of the German Jugendschutzgesetz (JuSchG - Youth Protection Act of 23 July 2002 BGBl. I S. 2730, comprehensively reformed by the Zweites Gesetz zur Änderung des Jugendschutzgesetzes of 9 April 2021 BGBl. I… - Germany StGB Section 184a - Distribution of Violence and Bestiality Pornographic Content
Section 184a of the German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB; Criminal Code) prohibits the distribution, public dissemination and supply-chain handling of pornographic content depicting violence or sexual acts involving animals… - Germany StGB Section 184b - Distribution, Acquisition and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (Kinderpornographische Inhalte)
Section 184b of the German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB; Criminal Code) prohibits the distribution, public dissemination, manufacture, supply-chain handling, acquisition and possession of child sexual abuse material… - Germany StGB Section 184c - Distribution, Acquisition and Possession of Youth Pornographic Content (Persons Aged 14 to 18)
Section 184c of the German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB; Criminal Code) prohibits the distribution, public dissemination, manufacture, supply-chain handling, acquisition and possession of youth pornographic content… - Germany Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) Section 184b - Distribution, Acquisition, and Possession of Child Pornographic Content
Section 184b of the German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB - Criminal Code) criminalises the distribution, public availability, production, importation, exportation, acquisition, and possession of child pornographic content… - India IT Rules 2021 - Rule 3 Intermediary Due Diligence and Rule 4 Significant Social Media Intermediary Obligations for Adult Content, Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery and Child Safety
The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (commonly the IT Rules 2021) were notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on 25 February… - India POCSO Act 2012 Section 3 - Penetrative Sexual Assault Against a Child
Section 3 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) of India defines penetrative sexual assault against a child (under 18). A person is said to commit penetrative sexual assault if (a) he… - Ireland Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (No. 41 of 2022, Coimisiún na Meán, Online Safety Codes, Designated Online Services, Section 139A Harmful Online Content Categories)
The Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 (No. 41 of 2022) of Ireland establishes Coimisiún na Meán (the Media Commission) and confers on it powers to regulate broadcasting services, audiovisual on-demand media… - New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 Section 3 - Meaning of Objectionable Publication
Section 3 of the New Zealand Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 defines when a publication is 'objectionable' - the core trigger for criminal prohibition under Sections 123-131A. A publication is… - TAKE IT DOWN Act - 47 U.S.C. 223(h) and Notice-and-Removal Regime for Nonconsensual Intimate Visual Depictions (Pub. L. 119-12, May 2025)
The Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (TAKE IT DOWN Act, Pub. L. 119-12, signed 19 May 2025) amends Section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934… - Texas HB 1181 (88R 2023) - Age Verification for Commercial Entities Publishing Sexual Material Harmful to Minors
Texas HB 1181 (88th Legislature Regular Session 2023) added Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 129B requiring any commercial entity that publishes or distributes material on an internet website where more than… - UK Coroners and Justice Act 2009 Section 62 - Possession of Prohibited Images of Children
Section 62 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 makes it an offence for a person to be in possession of a prohibited image of a child. A 'prohibited image of a child' must satisfy three criteria: it is pornographic; it… - UK Criminal Justice Act 1988 Section 160 - Possession of Indecent Photograph of a Child
Section 160 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 makes it an offence for a person to have any indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph of a child in their possession. Three statutory defences are available on the defendant… - UK Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Section 70 - Non-Fatal Strangulation or Suffocation
Section 70 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 inserts Section 75A into the Serious Crime Act 2015, creating a standalone offence of non-fatal strangulation or suffocation. The offence is committed where a person (A)… - UK Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Section 71 - Consent to Serious Harm for Sexual Gratification Not a Defence
Section 71 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 codifies that a person ('D') cannot consent to the infliction of serious harm for the purposes of obtaining sexual gratification, and accordingly such purported consent is not a… - UK Extreme Pornography Possession Offence - Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 Section 63
Section 63 of the UK Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4) created a possession offence for extreme pornographic images in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (Scotland addressed separately by the Criminal… - UK Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 (c. 42) - Public Indecent Display Offence
The UK Indecent Displays (Control) Act 1981 (c. 42) makes it an offence to publicly display indecent matter: Section 1(1) provides 'If any indecent matter is publicly displayed the person making the display and any… - UK Obscene Publications Act 1959 (c. 66) - Test of Obscenity and Prohibition of Publication
The UK Obscene Publications Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz. 2, c. 66), as amended by the Obscene Publications Act 1964 and subsequent statutes, establishes the foundational test of obscenity in England, Wales, and Northern… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Part 3 - Illegal Content Risk Assessment, Safety Duties, and Children's Protection Duties (Sections 9-12)
Online Safety Act 2023 (c.50) Part 3 imposes duties of care on providers of regulated user-to-user services and regulated search services with respect to illegal content and content harmful to children: section 9… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Part 5 - Duties on Internet Services Publishing Pornographic Content
Part 5 of the UK Online Safety Act 2023 imposes a standalone regulatory regime on internet services that publish or display regulated provider pornographic content. Section 80 establishes scope: any in-scope service… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 11 - Children's Risk Assessment Duties (User-to-User Services)
Providers of regulated user-to-user services that are likely to be accessed by children must carry out suitable and sufficient children's risk assessments at the times specified in Schedule 3 (initial, when Ofcom… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 12 - Children's Safety Duties (Proportionate Measures, Primary Priority Content Encounter Prevention, Highly Effective Age Verification or Estimation)
Section 12 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) imposes the foundational children's safety duty on user-to-user services likely to be accessed by children - the downstream operational compliance obligation that follows… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 66 - Mandatory CSEA Content Reporting to the NCA (UK Providers Full Reporting, Non-UK Providers UK-Linked Content Only, Search Service Coverage, Section 70 Definitions)
Section 66 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) creates a statutory CSEA (Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) reporting duty under which providers of regulated user-to-user services, search services, and combined… - UK Online Safety Act 2023 Section 81 - Duties about Regulated Provider Pornographic Content (Part 5 Services, Highly Effective Age Verification or Age Estimation, Written Records, Public Statement, 17 January 2025 Commencement)
Section 81 of the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50) sets out the substantive duties about regulated provider pornographic content for internet services within section 80(2) (Part 5 services - providers of internet services… - UK Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Section 1 - Prohibition of Harassment
Section 1 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 prohibits a person from pursuing a course of conduct (i) which amounts to harassment of another and (ii) which he knows or ought to know amounts to harassment of the… - UK Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Section 4 - Putting People in Fear of Violence
Section 4 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 makes it an offence for a person whose course of conduct causes another to fear, on at least two occasions, that violence will be used against him, if he knows or… - UK Protection of Children Act 1978 Section 1 - Indecent Photographs of Children
Section 1 of the Protection of Children Act 1978 (PCA 1978) creates four offences related to indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of children: (a) taking, permitting to be taken, or making such images; (b)… - UK Serious Crime Act 2015 Section 69 - Possession of Paedophile Manual
Section 69 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 makes it an offence to be in possession of any item that contains advice or guidance about abusing children sexually. Three statutory defences are available where the defendant… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 1 - Rape
A person (A) commits rape if he intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person (B) with his penis, B does not consent to the penetration, and A does not reasonably believe that B consents. Whether… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 10 - Causing or Inciting a Child to Engage in Sexual Activity
A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence under Section 10 if he intentionally causes or incites another person (B) to engage in an activity, the activity is sexual, and either B is under 16 and A does not… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 11 - Engaging in Sexual Activity in the Presence of a Child
A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence under Section 11 if he intentionally engages in an activity that is sexual, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, and does so when another person (B) is… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 12 - Causing a Child to Watch a Sexual Act
A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence under Section 12 if, for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, he intentionally causes another person (B) to watch a third person engaging in an activity, or to… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 13 - Child Sex Offences Committed by Children or Young Persons
Section 13 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides that a person under 18 who does anything that would constitute an offence under any of Sections 9 to 12 (sexual activity with a child, causing or inciting child sexual… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 14 - Arranging or Facilitating Commission of a Child Sex Offence
A person commits an offence under Section 14 if he intentionally arranges or facilitates something that he intends to do, intends another person to do, or believes that another person will do, in any part of the world,… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 15 - Meeting a Child Following Sexual Grooming Etc (Adult Defendant Aged 18+, Prior Communication, Travel or Meeting With Intent, Child Under 16)
Section 15 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) creates the offence of meeting a child following sexual grooming. Under section 15(1), a person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if (a) A has met or communicated… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 15A - Sexual Communication with a Child
Section 15A SOA 2003 (inserted by the Serious Crime Act 2015 Section 67, in force 3 April 2017) makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over (A) to communicate intentionally with another person (B) for the purpose… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 16 - Abuse of Position of Trust: Sexual Activity with a Child
A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence under Section 16 if he intentionally touches another person (B), the touching is sexual, A is in a position of trust in relation to B, A meets the knowledge requirements… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 17 - Abuse of Position of Trust: Causing or Inciting Sexual Activity
Section 17 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over (A) intentionally to cause or incite another person (B) to engage in sexual activity, where B is under 18, A is in a position… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 18 - Abuse of Position of Trust: Sexual Activity in the Presence of a Child
Section 18 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over (A) intentionally to engage in an activity, where the activity is sexual, A engages in it for the purpose of obtaining sexual… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 19 - Abuse of Position of Trust: Causing a Child to Watch a Sexual Act
Section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person aged 18 or over (A), for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification, intentionally to cause another person (B) to watch a third person… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 2 - Assault by Penetration
Section 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence intentionally to penetrate the vagina or anus of another person (B) with a part of one's body or anything else, where the penetration is sexual, B does not… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 25 - Sexual Activity with a Child Family Member
Section 25 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence intentionally to touch another person (B) who is under 18 and a family member, where the touching is sexual and A knows or could reasonably be expected to… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 30 - Sexual Activity with a Person with a Mental Disorder Impeding Choice
Section 30 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person (A) intentionally to touch another person (B) sexually where B is unable to refuse because of, or for a reason related to, a mental disorder,… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 4 - Causing a Person to Engage in Sexual Activity Without Consent
Section 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence intentionally to cause another person (B) to engage in sexual activity where B does not consent and the defendant does not reasonably believe that B… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 47 - Paying for Sexual Services of a Child
Section 47 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence intentionally to obtain, for oneself, the sexual services of a person under 18 in circumstances where one has, before obtaining those services, made or… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 5 - Rape of a Child Under 13
A person commits the offence of rape of a child under 13 if he intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person with his penis and the other person is under 13. The offence is strict liability as to… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 53A - Paying for Sexual Services of a Prostitute Subjected to Force
Section 53A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (added by the Policing and Crime Act 2009) makes it a strict liability offence for a person (A) to make or promise payment for the sexual services of a prostitute (B) where a… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 6 - Assault by Penetration of a Child Under 13
Section 6 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person intentionally to penetrate the vagina or anus of a person under 13 with a part of his body or anything else, where the penetration is sexual.… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 61 - Administering a Substance with Intent
Section 61 SOA 2003 makes it an offence to intentionally administer a substance to, or cause a substance to be taken by, another person (B), knowing that B does not consent, and with the intention of stupefying or… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 62 - Committing an Offence with Intent to Commit a Sexual Offence
Section 62 SOA 2003 creates an aggravated offence where a person commits any offence with the intention of committing a relevant sexual offence under Part 1 SOA 2003. 'Relevant sexual offence' includes the substantive… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 63 - Trespass with Intent to Commit a Sexual Offence
Section 63 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence to be on any premises as a trespasser, knowing or being reckless as to whether one is a trespasser, with intent to commit a relevant sexual offence on the… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 66 - Exposure
Section 66 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person intentionally to expose their genitals where they intend that someone will see them and be caused alarm or distress. The offence captures… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 66A (Cyberflashing) and Section 66B (Sharing or Threatening to Share Intimate Photograph or Film) - As Inserted by the Online Safety Act 2023
Sections 66A, 66B, 66C, and 66D of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) of the United Kingdom, as inserted by the Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50), create new criminal offences targeting the non-consensual sending of… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 67 - Voyeurism (Observing Private Act for Sexual Gratification, Operating Equipment, Recording, Installing Equipment)
Section 67 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42) creates four voyeurism offences. Under section 67(1), a person commits an offence if (a) for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification he observes another person… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 7 - Sexual Assault of a Child Under 13
Section 7 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence for a person intentionally to touch another person sexually where that other person is under 13. Absolute liability applies - no reasonable belief in age… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 72 - Offences Outside the United Kingdom
Section 72 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 establishes extraterritorial jurisdiction for UK nationals or UK residents who commit specified sexual offences against children abroad. Where a UK national or UK resident does… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 8 - Causing or Inciting a Child Under 13 to Engage in Sexual Activity
Section 8 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 makes it an offence intentionally to cause or incite another person to engage in an activity, where that activity is sexual and the other person is under 13. Absolute liability… - UK Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 9 - Sexual Activity with a Child
A person aged 18 or over (A) commits an offence if he intentionally touches another person (B), the touching is sexual, and either B is under 16 and A does not reasonably believe that B is 16 or over, or B is under 13.… - UK Stalking Protection Act 2019 Section 2 - Stalking Protection Orders
Section 2 of the Stalking Protection Act 2019 empowers a magistrates' court, on application by a chief officer of police, to make a Stalking Protection Order (SPO) against a person where the court is satisfied on the… - UK Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 Section 1 - Upskirting Offence (inserts Section 67A into SOA 2003)
Section 1 of the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 inserts Section 67A into the Sexual Offences Act 2003, creating the offence of upskirting. A person commits an offence if, without consent and without reasonable belief in… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2241 - Aggravated Sexual Abuse
18 U.S.C. § 2241 creates three principal aggravated sexual abuse offences. Subsection (a) by force or threat: knowingly causing another person to engage in a sexual act by using force or by threatening or placing the… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2242 - Sexual Abuse
18 U.S.C. § 2242 criminalises sexual abuse occurring in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison or contracted custodial facility. The statute prohibits knowingly (1)… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2243 - Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Ward, or by Federal Law Enforcement Officer
18 U.S.C. § 2243 criminalises three categories of sexual abuse in federal jurisdiction: (a) sexual abuse of a minor between 12 and 16 years old where the offender is at least 4 years older - penalty up to 15 years; (b)… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2244 - Abusive Sexual Contact
18 U.S.C. § 2244 makes it an offence to knowingly engage in 'sexual contact' (touching of intimate body parts with sexual intent) in circumstances that would violate § 2241, § 2242, or § 2243 if the conduct were a… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2245 - Offences Resulting in Death (Chapter 109A and 110 Sexual Offences)
18 U.S.C. § 2245 provides that a person who, in the course of an offence under chapter 109A (federal sexual abuse §§ 2241-2244A) or under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591 (sex trafficking by force/fraud/coercion), 2251, 2251A, 2260,… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2246 - Definitions for Chapter 109A (Sexual Abuse)
18 U.S.C. § 2246 supplies the operative definitions for the chapter 109A federal sexual abuse offences (§§ 2241-2244). Seven defined terms: (1) prison; (2) sexual act - specified contact (penile-vulvar/anal,… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2247 - Repeat Offender Enhancement for Chapter 109A Sexual Abuse Offences
18 U.S.C. § 2247 provides a mandatory enhancement for federal chapter 109A sexual abuse offences (§§ 2241-2244A) where the defendant has a prior conviction for a similar federal, state, military, or foreign sexual abuse… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2248 - Mandatory Restitution for Chapter 109A Sexual Abuse Convictions
18 U.S.C. § 2248 makes restitution mandatory for federal convictions under chapter 109A (sexual abuse offences §§ 2241-2244A). The court must order the defendant to pay the victim the full amount of the victim's losses… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2250 - Failure to Register as a Sex Offender (SORNA Enforcement)
18 U.S.C. § 2250 is the federal criminal enforcement provision for the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA, 34 U.S.C. § 20901 et seq.). Subsection (a) makes it an offence for a person required to… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2258A - Provider Reporting Requirements to the NCMEC CyberTipline
Providers of electronic communication services and remote computing services must, as soon as reasonably possible after obtaining actual knowledge, report apparent violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2251, § 2251A, § 2252, §… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2258B - Limited Immunity for Electronic Service Providers Reporting to CyberTipline
18 U.S.C. § 2258B provides limited civil immunity for electronic service providers (and their officers, directors, employees, and agents) for performing the reporting and preservation obligations under § 2258A… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2259 - Mandatory Restitution for Sexual Exploitation Offences
18 U.S.C. § 2259 makes restitution mandatory for federal convictions under chapter 110 (sexual exploitation and other abuse of children) and chapter 117 (transportation for illegal sexual activity). The court must order… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2260 - Production of Sexually Explicit Depictions of a Minor for Importation into the United States
18 U.S.C. § 2260 extends US criminal jurisdiction extraterritorially to two scenarios. Subsection (a) criminalises any person who, outside the United States, employs, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2421 - Transportation Generally for Prostitution or Illegal Sexual Activity
18 U.S.C. § 2421 makes it a federal offence to knowingly transport any individual in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, with intent that the individual engage in… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2423 - Transportation of Minors for Illegal Sexual Activity
18 U.S.C. § 2423 creates four distinct offences. Subsection (a) makes it an offence punishable by 10 years to life imprisonment to knowingly transport a person under 18 in interstate or foreign commerce with intent that… - US 18 U.S.C. § 2425 - Use of Interstate Facilities to Transmit Information About a Minor
18 U.S.C. § 2425 criminalises the use of any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, including the mail and any common carrier or interactive computer service, to knowingly initiate the transmission of the… - US 18 U.S.C. 2251 - Sexual Exploitation of Children
18 U.S.C. 2251 criminalises the sexual exploitation of children for the production of visual depictions. Subsection (a) covers employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing or coercing any minor to engage in sexually… - US 18 U.S.C. 2252 - Certain Activities Relating to Material Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors
18 U.S.C. 2252 criminalises four categories of conduct involving visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct: (1) knowing transportation or shipment using any means or facility of interstate or… - US 18 U.S.C. 2252A - Material Constituting or Containing Child Pornography
18 U.S.C. 2252A is the principal federal statute targeting trafficking and possession of 'child pornography' as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2256(8). Subsection (a) creates seven categories of offence: (1) mailing or… - US 18 USC §2257 - Record Keeping Requirements for Producers of Sexually Explicit Visual Depictions
18 USC §2257 imposes federal record-keeping obligations on every producer of any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, digital image, or picture that contains a visual depiction of actual sexually explicit… - US 28 CFR Part 75 - Implementing Regulations for 18 USC §2257 and §2257A
28 CFR Part 75 is the US Attorney General's implementing regulation for 18 USC §2257 and §2257A record-keeping obligations. Part 75 contains nine sections defining who must keep records (§75.1 primary producer vs… - US 47 U.S.C. § 254(h) - Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Internet Safety Policy Requirements
47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(5)-(6) and 47 U.S.C. § 254(l) embody the Children's Internet Protection Act 2000 (CIPA, Public Law 106-554), which conditions federal universal service support and Library Services and Technology Act… - US 47 U.S.C. 230(e)(5) - FOSTA Sex Trafficking Carve-Out to § 230 Immunity
§ 230(e)(5) of the Communications Decency Act, added by the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-164, 'FOSTA'), carves out three categories of claims from § 230's broad… - Virginia Code § 8.01-40.5 - Civil Action for Unlawful Dissemination of Material Harmful to Minors Online (2023 Chapter 811)
Virginia Code § 8.01-40.5 (enacted by 2023 Virginia Acts Chapter 811, effective 1 July 2023) creates a private civil cause of action against any commercial entity that knowingly publishes or distributes material harmful… - Virginia SB 1515 (2023) - Civil Liability for Commercial Internet Distribution of Material Harmful to Minors Without Age Verification (Va. Code Section 8.01-40.5)
Virginia Senate Bill 1515 (2023 Regular Session) enacted Chapter 811 of the Acts of Assembly, creating Virginia Code Section 8.01-40.5 effective 1 July 2023. The statute imposes civil liability on any commercial entity…
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