Child pornography, also called child sexual abuse material, is visual material that sexually depicts a minor. It is treated as a distinct criminal offense in most legal systems, separate from obscenity law generally, because the material itself documents the abuse of a real child. The exact age threshold and the scope of what counts as qualifying material differ from one jurisdiction to another, tied to each country's own age of majority or age of consent standards. Production, possession and distribution are typically criminalized as separate offenses within the same broader category.
Facts
Typical PenaltySevere penalties for producers and distributors, usually including incarceration 1 Jurisdiction VariationDefinition varies by jurisdiction and international law has no agreed meaning of the term 1 Classification
Offense GradeSerious or Indictable Offense 1 Connections
Sources
1. Child pornography (Wikipedia)
Section: Definition
the precise definition of the term 'child pornography' varies by jurisdictions and there is no consensus in international law regarding the precise meaning of the term.
Section: Legal status
child pornography laws provide severe penalties for producers and distributors in almost all societies, usually including incarceration.
In Group: Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, Lead sentence
Child pornography (CP), also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM), is erotic material that involves or depicts persons under the local age of majority or age of consent.
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