The proposal would define which sexual images of minors count under child pornography rules, including some computer-made or altered images.
The proposal's definition covers sexual images involving minors, including computer-made images that appear to show a real minor or altered images that show an identifiable minor.
For the school offense, the proposal's definition includes some computer-made sexual images and keeps exceptions for certain art, anthropology, and science course materials.
The introduced text defines child pornography to include certain visual depictions and computer-made images. The definition concerns sexual depictions of a person under eighteen, including images created or altered using that person's image. The definition covers sexually explicit depictions involving a minor, depictions that an ordinary viewer would conclude show an actual minor, and depictions altered to show an identifiable minor. An identifiable minor need not be proven by actual identity.
The introduced text defines explicit sexual material for the school offense to include certain visual depictions and computer-made images. The offense applies to a school-affiliated person who knowingly provides, assigns, supplies, distributes, or loans explicit sexual material to a student, or possesses it for that purpose. The definition excludes works of art that, taken as a whole, have serious artistic significance, works of anthropological significance, and materials used in science courses, including sex education.
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