An item is child pornography when it depicts the sexual exploitation or abuse of a child. Something falls within this definition if it is a photograph, film, video, an electronic, electromagnetic, or digital recording, an image stored or maintained in a computer program or file or a portion of a…
Visual representations, such as drawings, cartoons, paintings, photographs and videos that contain depictions of minors engaged in sexual activity or are sexually provocative are considered child pornography under both New Jersey and Federal Law.
It is not a defense that the defendant did not know that the child was under the age of 18 or that the defendant believed that the child was 18 years old or older, even if such a mistaken belief was reasonable. You can face serious consequences if you are…
A person who is depicted as or presents the appearance of being under the age of 18 in any photograph, film, videotape, computer program or file, video game, or any other reproduction or reconstruction may be inferred to be under the age of 18.
A NJ endangering the welfare of a child offense stemming from possession of child pornography is a first degree crime where it involves 1,000 or more images. The sentence for first degree possession of child pornography is 10-20 years in prison. If possession involves at least 25 but less than…
