What 18 USC 2422 - Coercion and Enticement (Interstate or Foreign Commerce Inducement; Enhanced Minor Protection) requires
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 charged with a criminal offense: Section 2422(a) (general prohibition) makes it a federal crime to knowingly persuade, induce, entice, or coerce any individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce to engage in prostitution or unlawful sexual activity, punishable by fine and imprisonment up to 20 years; Section 2422(b) (enhanced minor protection) targets the same conduct via mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce where the victim has not attained 18 years of age, carrying a mandatory minimum of 10 years and maximum of life imprisonment with fine. The statute reaches online communications (the Internet is an instrumentality of interstate commerce), and attempts to entice are punishable the same as completed offenses. Major prosecutorial use of Section 2422(b) has been against online sting operations and adults attempting to entice minors via electronic communications. The statute interacts with FOSTA-SESTA (18 USC 2421A), state coercion statutes, and the Mann Act framework (Chapter 117 of Title 18).
Pillar: Adult Industry & Sexual Content Compliance · Authority: United States Congress; 18 USC chapter 117 (Transportation for Illegal Sexual Activity and Related Crimes); originally enacted as part of the Mann Act (White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910) and substantially revised through subsequent amendments including Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today (PROTECT) Act of 2003 (Pub L 108-21) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2422
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- 18 USC § 2422(a) (Coercion and enticement - general prohibition): 'Whoever knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual to travel in interstate or foreign commerce, or in any Territory or Possession of the United States, to engage in prostitution, or in any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.'
- 18 USC § 2422(b) (Coercion and enticement - enhanced minor protection): 'Whoever, using the mail or any facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces any individual who has not attained the age of 18 years, to engage in prostitution or any sexual activity for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than 10 years or for life.'
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