https://www.justice.gov/criminal/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-child-pornography
Aug 11, 2023 — A picture of a naked child may constitute illegal child pornography if it is sufficiently sexually suggestive. Additionally, the age of ...
https://www.thorn.org/press-releases/new-report-finds-sustained-increase-in-minors-sharing-nude-selfies-since-2019/
Oct 25, 2022 — Boys in particular continue to demonstrate heightened risk for sharing nude selfies. Preteen and teenage boys perceive nude-sharing behavior as ...
https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/crime-penalties/juvenile/sexting.htm
May 22, 2025 — Teen sexting laws often impose reduced penalties (as compared to child pornography) when sexting is consensual.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/man-convicted-sending-nude-photos-and-explicit-texts-13-year-old-child
Apr 24, 2024 — US District Judge Jeffrey Brown found George Jimenez, 45, guilty of coercion and enticement of a minor following a one-day trial that commenced April 3.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/617.293
... nudity, sexual conduct, or ... (a) It is unlawful for any person commercially and knowingly to exhibit or display any material which is harmful to minors ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography_laws_in_the_United_States
In the United States, child pornography is illegal under federal law and in all states and is punishable by up to life imprisonment and fines of up to ...
https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.68A.053
A person under the age of eighteen commits the crime of a minor dealing in depictions of another minor thirteen years of age or older engaged in sexually ...
https://www.facebook.com/wearethorn/posts/a-significant-number-of-young-people-share-nudes-while-a-minors-decision-to-shar/1223411292688482/
1 in 7 youths between the ages of 9 and 17 report having shared nudes of themselves. Many of these minors are sharing with individuals they ...
https://www.seminolesheriff.org/page.aspx?id=83
WHAT IS SEXTING? Sexting is when someone under 18 years old sends a nude picture or video of themselves to another minor. The law is outlined in Florida ...
https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bysection/chapter_14/gs_14-190.13.html
Material is obscene if it meets all of the following criteria: a. The material depicts or describes in a patently offensive way sexual activity.
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/617.246
It is unlawful for a person to promote, employ, use or permit a minor to engage in or assist others to engage minors in posing or modeling alone or with others.
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/campaigns/online-child-sexual-exploitation/resources-for-educators/toolkit-for-youth-aged-10-12/fact-sheet-for-youth-aged-10-12-naked-images-and-videos.html
Feb 23, 2021 — There are a lot of pictures and videos online, but some of them are not meant for kids to see or were not supposed to be shared.
https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bysection/chapter_14/gs_14-190.13.html
Material is obscene if it meets all of the following criteria: a. The material depicts or describes in a patently offensive way sexual activity.
https://www.weedenlaw.com/is-sexting-illegal-for-minors-in-colorado/
May 8, 2025 — Many minors don't realize that sharing sexually explicit images, even with other teens, may lead to criminal charges under Colorado's sexting laws.
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2907.323
Whoever violates this section is guilty of illegal use of a minor or impaired person in a nudity-oriented material or performance.
https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/twinsburg/latest/twinsburg_oh/0-0-0-15650
533.03 UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR. 533.04 SEXUAL IMPOSITION ... (a) No person shall, by means of threat, enticement or otherwise, photograph, in either ...
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2009/12/15/teens-and-sexting/
Dec 15, 2009 — 15% of cell-owning teens ages 12-17 say they have received sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude images of someone they know via text ...
https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/child-pornography-and-selfies-what-you-need-to-know.html
Aug 23, 2023 — Selfies involving underage nudity or sexual situations may violate child pornography laws. Criminal allegations of this serious nature often shock parents.
https://www.lampmanlaw.com/transmission-of-sexually-explicit-images-by-a-minor.html
If a minor makes or sends a “nude” photo or video of another minor without the knowledge or consent of the depicted minor and the photo or video is made or ...
https://www.isba.org/ibj/2010/04/sextingitsnojokeitsacrime
by JD Herman · 2010 · Cited by 18 — One in five teenagers has sent sexually suggestive, nude or semi-nude "sext" messages by phone or otherwise. This article discusses the high