What Germany Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) Section 184b - Distribution, Acquisition, and Possession of Child Pornographic Content requires
Section 184b of the German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB - Criminal Code) criminalises the distribution, public availability, production, importation, exportation, acquisition, and possession of child pornographic content (kinderpornografischer Inhalt). Section 184b(1) imposes imprisonment from 6 months to 10 years for distribution and production-for-distribution offences. Section 184b(2) (commercial or gang aggravation) imposes imprisonment of not less than 2 years. Section 184b(3) imposes imprisonment from 3 months to 5 years for acquisition and possession. Section 184b(4) governs attempt liability for the listed numbered offences. Section 184b(5) provides an exception for law enforcement and other lawful official duties. 'Child pornographic content' is defined by reference to children under 14. Section 184c covers youth pornographic content (involving persons 14-17). Section 184b is the centerpiece of German CSAM criminal law and operates alongside Sections 176-176e (sexual abuse of children) and Section 184 (general distribution of pornographic content).
Pillar: Adult Industry & Sexual Content Compliance · Authority: Bundestag (Federal Parliament of Germany) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__184b.html
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- Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) Section 184b (Distribution, acquisition and possession of child pornographic content) subsection (1): 'Mit Freiheitsstrafe von sechs Monaten bis zu zehn Jahren wird bestraft' (imprisonment from 6 months to 10 years) for distribution, public availability, production for distribution, production where content reproduces actual events, or undertaking to import, export, offer, convey, or procure such content. (gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__184b.html)
- Strafgesetzbuch Section 184b(2): commercial or gang aggravation - 'Freiheitsstrafe nicht unter zwei Jahren' (imprisonment of not less than 2 years).
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