Latest items for PRN-LAW-1
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In October, a woman in South Dakota, Krystal Kay Bulin, was sentenced to eight years in prison after she moderated a chat room during sexually explicit livestreams involving a 16-year-old girl. Ms. Bulin, the girl’s temporary guardian, facilitated the livestreams on an app called BuzzCast to help pay for a speeding ticket, according to court records. A Florida man, Christopher John Streeter, has been serving life in prison since 2021 after sending roughly $130,000 over a decade to people in the Philippines to direct the rape of children as young as 12. He paid a premium if the video depicted girls losing their virginity or suffering injuries because of the...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In October, a woman in South Dakota, Krystal Kay Bulin, was sentenced to eight years in prison after she moderated a chat room during sexually explicit livestreams involving a 16-year-old girl. Ms. Bulin, the girl’s temporary guardian, facilitated the livestreams on an app called BuzzCast to help pay for a speeding ticket, according to court records. A Florida man, Christopher John Streeter, has been serving life in prison since 2021 after sending roughly $130,000 over a decade to people in the Philippines to direct the rape of children as young as 12. He paid a premium if the video depicted girls losing their virginity or suffering injuries because of the...more
March 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The country’s top law enforcement official for such crimes, Brig. Gen. Portia B. Manalad of the Philippine National Police, said that she was aware of the apps, and that the agency had rescued more than 500 children and arrested more than 200 perpetrators — mostly relatives, 'usually the mother' — over the last five years" (para 24).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The country’s top law enforcement official for such crimes, Brig. Gen. Portia B. Manalad of the Philippine National Police, said that she was aware of the apps, and that the agency had rescued more than 500 children and arrested more than 200 perpetrators — mostly relatives, 'usually the mother' — over the last five years" (para 24).
March 19, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"Laws such as the misogynistic anti-pornography law of 2014 has spurred more attacks on female victims rather than perpetrators of the crime" (2).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"Laws such as the misogynistic anti-pornography law of 2014 has spurred more attacks on female victims rather than perpetrators of the crime" (2).
March 14, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"Ruling No. 359 of 6 May 2014: the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Division ordered the newspaper Meridiano to remove any images with explicit or implicit sexual allusions or content from advertising in printed media openly available to children and adolescents that advertise sexual stimulants promoting services commercially linked to the exploitation of sex or prostitution. This ruling is applicable to all printed media" (4). "Ruling No. 884 of 3 November 2017: the Constitutional Division of the Supreme Court prohibited the Sociedad Mercantil El Heraldo and the Grupo Mercantil 6° Poder 60 C.A. from publishing any printed or digital copies of the weekly newspaper, including individual subscriptions, with images containing explicit or...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"Ruling No. 359 of 6 May 2014: the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Division ordered the newspaper Meridiano to remove any images with explicit or implicit sexual allusions or content from advertising in printed media openly available to children and adolescents that advertise sexual stimulants promoting services commercially linked to the exploitation of sex or prostitution. This ruling is applicable to all printed media" (4). "Ruling No. 884 of 3 November 2017: the Constitutional Division of the Supreme Court prohibited the Sociedad Mercantil El Heraldo and the Grupo Mercantil 6° Poder 60 C.A. from publishing any printed or digital copies of the weekly newspaper, including individual subscriptions, with images containing explicit or...more
March 5, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Countries: Ecuador
Variables: IRP-LAW-1, PRN-LAW-1
"The Code also punishes the crimes of statutory rape, distribution of child pornography and the sale of sexual services" (23).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1, PRN-LAW-1
"The Code also punishes the crimes of statutory rape, distribution of child pornography and the sale of sexual services" (23).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The provisions of the Criminal Code were strengthened by the enactment of Act No. 27-14 on anti-trafficking, which criminalized all exploitation of persons in pornography, sex tourism or forced labour, or any other form of exploitation (articles 1-448). Penalties are stiffened if the crime was perpetrated against a minor through the use of torture or a criminal gang. (11-12).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The provisions of the Criminal Code were strengthened by the enactment of Act No. 27-14 on anti-trafficking, which criminalized all exploitation of persons in pornography, sex tourism or forced labour, or any other form of exploitation (articles 1-448). Penalties are stiffened if the crime was perpetrated against a minor through the use of torture or a criminal gang. (11-12).
Feb. 4, 2025, 7:55 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In direct response to voyeurism, including upskirting and hidden cameras, Taiwan has: increased penalties for voyeurism and the distribution of voyeuristic material, increased funding for police investigations and technology to detect hidden cameras, established a national database of individuals convicted of voyeurism, increased public awareness campaigns to educate individuals on how to detect and report hidden cameras. In Taiwan the government has also established a national database of individuals convicted of voyeurism, which is maintained by the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau. The purpose of this database is to keep track of individuals who have been convicted of voyeurism, and to make this information available to the public. The database...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In direct response to voyeurism, including upskirting and hidden cameras, Taiwan has: increased penalties for voyeurism and the distribution of voyeuristic material, increased funding for police investigations and technology to detect hidden cameras, established a national database of individuals convicted of voyeurism, increased public awareness campaigns to educate individuals on how to detect and report hidden cameras. In Taiwan the government has also established a national database of individuals convicted of voyeurism, which is maintained by the Ministry of Justice's Investigation Bureau. The purpose of this database is to keep track of individuals who have been convicted of voyeurism, and to make this information available to the public. The database...more
Feb. 4, 2025, 7:55 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"For example, in South Korea, it is illegal to produce, distribute, or possess a device that can be used for voyeurism, such as a hidden camera, and violators can face up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won (about $18,000 USD)" (para 14).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"For example, in South Korea, it is illegal to produce, distribute, or possess a device that can be used for voyeurism, such as a hidden camera, and violators can face up to three years in prison or a fine of up to 20 million won (about $18,000 USD)" (para 14).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:18 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The Paris Court of Appeal today ordered the complete blocking of several pornographic websites, including Xhamster and Tukif, over their failure to roll out solid age verification systems. The Court of Appeal ruled that children's general interest was "an overriding consideration which may justify infringement of other rights such as freedom of expression or communication. "Giving priority to the protection of the private lives of adult consumers, by ruling out age verification, is incompatible with the protection of minors," the court said" (Para 1, 2).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The Paris Court of Appeal today ordered the complete blocking of several pornographic websites, including Xhamster and Tukif, over their failure to roll out solid age verification systems. The Court of Appeal ruled that children's general interest was "an overriding consideration which may justify infringement of other rights such as freedom of expression or communication. "Giving priority to the protection of the private lives of adult consumers, by ruling out age verification, is incompatible with the protection of minors," the court said" (Para 1, 2).
Jan. 23, 2025, 5:05 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The changes also ban 'photo voyeurism' which includes upskirting and secret filming of sexual acts, among other things" (para 11).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The changes also ban 'photo voyeurism' which includes upskirting and secret filming of sexual acts, among other things" (para 11).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: PRN-LAW-1, PRN-LAW-2
"Legislative Decree No. 1410 defines the crimes of harassment, sexual harassment, sexual blackmail and the dissemination of images, audiovisual content, or audios with sexual content. However, gender stereotypes limit the appreciation of the evidence" (8).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1, PRN-LAW-2
"Legislative Decree No. 1410 defines the crimes of harassment, sexual harassment, sexual blackmail and the dissemination of images, audiovisual content, or audios with sexual content. However, gender stereotypes limit the appreciation of the evidence" (8).
Jan. 15, 2025, 3:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"Some 119 defendants were tried before the Court Martial for sexual offences or indecent images of children offences during 2022, of whom 45 (38%) were convicted" (par. 5). Because some individuals were tried for having indecent images of children, it suggests there are laws against having possession of child pornography (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"Some 119 defendants were tried before the Court Martial for sexual offences or indecent images of children offences during 2022, of whom 45 (38%) were convicted" (par. 5). Because some individuals were tried for having indecent images of children, it suggests there are laws against having possession of child pornography (IME - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:21 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
“In June 2022, victims of these porn recruitment traps joined forces with lawyers and pushed through an industry-changing bill to prevent the exploitation of adult video (AV) performers. The law was tailored specifically to victims who had been lured into the industry through deceit and lies - over those who had willingly entered into the world of pornography through safer and more consensual channels. The AV Law gives these workers the right to a one-month period between the signing of a contract and the filming of a video, as well as four months between the filming of the video and its release. Producers are also required to give a copy...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
“In June 2022, victims of these porn recruitment traps joined forces with lawyers and pushed through an industry-changing bill to prevent the exploitation of adult video (AV) performers. The law was tailored specifically to victims who had been lured into the industry through deceit and lies - over those who had willingly entered into the world of pornography through safer and more consensual channels. The AV Law gives these workers the right to a one-month period between the signing of a contract and the filming of a video, as well as four months between the filming of the video and its release. Producers are also required to give a copy...more
Jan. 2, 2025, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In late January of this year, a group of teens between the ages of 15 and 17 went to Toronto police to report what they thought was a crime. They said a boy they knew had made naked pictures of all of them — his classmates, friends and girls he only knew through social media. Using artificial intelligence tools, he put their faces onto someone else’s naked body, creating explicit “deepfake” porn of them without their consent, essentially out of thin air. To the girls and their parents, the act should have been illegal. However, in a move that illustrates a growing dilemma facing investigators and lawmakers tasked with handling...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In late January of this year, a group of teens between the ages of 15 and 17 went to Toronto police to report what they thought was a crime. They said a boy they knew had made naked pictures of all of them — his classmates, friends and girls he only knew through social media. Using artificial intelligence tools, he put their faces onto someone else’s naked body, creating explicit “deepfake” porn of them without their consent, essentially out of thin air. To the girls and their parents, the act should have been illegal. However, in a move that illustrates a growing dilemma facing investigators and lawmakers tasked with handling...more
Jan. 2, 2025, 12:47 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In late January of this year, a group of teens between the ages of 15 and 17 went to Toronto police to report what they thought was a crime. They said a boy they knew had made naked pictures of all of them — his classmates, friends and girls he only knew through social media. Using artificial intelligence tools, he put their faces onto someone else’s naked body, creating explicit “deepfake” porn of them without their consent, essentially out of thin air. To the girls and their parents, the act should have been illegal. However, in a move that illustrates a growing dilemma facing investigators and lawmakers tasked with handling...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In late January of this year, a group of teens between the ages of 15 and 17 went to Toronto police to report what they thought was a crime. They said a boy they knew had made naked pictures of all of them — his classmates, friends and girls he only knew through social media. Using artificial intelligence tools, he put their faces onto someone else’s naked body, creating explicit “deepfake” porn of them without their consent, essentially out of thin air. To the girls and their parents, the act should have been illegal. However, in a move that illustrates a growing dilemma facing investigators and lawmakers tasked with handling...more
Dec. 17, 2024, 7:49 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"They didn’t know what to do with these early attempts at deepfake pornography. In the end, the National Assembly enacted a vaguely worded law against those making and distributing it" (para 2). "Male graduates of the prestigious university, along with accomplices, had targeted scores of women, including a dozen former Seoul National students, with deepfake pornography. One of the men detained was sentenced to five years in prison last month" (para 12). "Under the law enacted in 2020, people convicted of making sexually explicit or abusive deepfakes with an intent to distribute them can be sent to prison for up to five years. Those who seek to profit financially from...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"They didn’t know what to do with these early attempts at deepfake pornography. In the end, the National Assembly enacted a vaguely worded law against those making and distributing it" (para 2). "Male graduates of the prestigious university, along with accomplices, had targeted scores of women, including a dozen former Seoul National students, with deepfake pornography. One of the men detained was sentenced to five years in prison last month" (para 12). "Under the law enacted in 2020, people convicted of making sexually explicit or abusive deepfakes with an intent to distribute them can be sent to prison for up to five years. Those who seek to profit financially from...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: Brazil
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"All types of violence against minors increased, including child maltreatment (up 13.8%), child and youth pornography (7%) and sexual exploitation (16.4%). 'It would be hard to present a worse scenario in relation to violence against children and adolescents than that which emerged in 2022,' the report reads" (para 4).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"All types of violence against minors increased, including child maltreatment (up 13.8%), child and youth pornography (7%) and sexual exploitation (16.4%). 'It would be hard to present a worse scenario in relation to violence against children and adolescents than that which emerged in 2022,' the report reads" (para 4).
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the...[m]andating of a commission to investigate gender equality issues faced by children and adolescents, including media representation and children’s exposure to sexualized media and pornography, in 2018 [and] commission for the protection of children and adolescents against harmful media content, with particular emphasis on pornographic and sexualized content, in 2019" (2).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the...[m]andating of a commission to investigate gender equality issues faced by children and adolescents, including media representation and children’s exposure to sexualized media and pornography, in 2018 [and] commission for the protection of children and adolescents against harmful media content, with particular emphasis on pornographic and sexualized content, in 2019" (2).
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:17 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
“In June 2022, victims of these porn recruitment traps joined forces with lawyers and pushed through an industry-changing bill to prevent the exploitation of adult video (AV) performers. The law was tailored specifically to victims who had been lured into the industry through deceit and lies - over those who had willingly entered into the world of pornography through safer and more consensual channels. The AV Law gives these workers the right to a one-month period between the signing of a contract and the filming of a video, as well as four months between the filming of the video and its release. Producers are also required to give a copy...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
“In June 2022, victims of these porn recruitment traps joined forces with lawyers and pushed through an industry-changing bill to prevent the exploitation of adult video (AV) performers. The law was tailored specifically to victims who had been lured into the industry through deceit and lies - over those who had willingly entered into the world of pornography through safer and more consensual channels. The AV Law gives these workers the right to a one-month period between the signing of a contract and the filming of a video, as well as four months between the filming of the video and its release. Producers are also required to give a copy...more
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved...in particular the adoption of the following...[a]mendments to the Law on Pornography Restrictions, broadening the definition of child pornography so as to include pornographic performance involving a girl or boy, in 2013" (1-2).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the progress achieved...in particular the adoption of the following...[a]mendments to the Law on Pornography Restrictions, broadening the definition of child pornography so as to include pornographic performance involving a girl or boy, in 2013" (1-2).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In 2013, the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (Prohibition) Act (CSEC) was passed. The CSEC Act gave effect to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. It defined several types of commercial sexual exploitation of children and tougher penalties for perpetrators. It made provisions for victim support and restitution" (3). "The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Prohibition Act of 2012 and the Trafficking in Person (Prohibition Act) 2013 both offer better protection for victims of these crimes. Both were developed to comply with international treaties. In the case of the CSEC Act, it included...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In 2013, the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (Prohibition) Act (CSEC) was passed. The CSEC Act gave effect to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. It defined several types of commercial sexual exploitation of children and tougher penalties for perpetrators. It made provisions for victim support and restitution" (3). "The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Prohibition Act of 2012 and the Trafficking in Person (Prohibition Act) 2013 both offer better protection for victims of these crimes. Both were developed to comply with international treaties. In the case of the CSEC Act, it included...more
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"[V]oyeurism, distributing or threatening to distribute intimate image or recording [are new offences]… [T]he non-consensual exposure of genitals, whether in the physical or virtual space, such as sending unsolicited images of genitals over an electronic medium to another person (also referred to as 'cyber-flashing') [was introduced as a criminalized offence]" (35).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"[V]oyeurism, distributing or threatening to distribute intimate image or recording [are new offences]… [T]he non-consensual exposure of genitals, whether in the physical or virtual space, such as sending unsolicited images of genitals over an electronic medium to another person (also referred to as 'cyber-flashing') [was introduced as a criminalized offence]" (35).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
“Park made her name as a student journalist, when she uncovered an online sex ring, where young teenagers were being blackmailed into filming themselves performing sexual and degrading acts. The ringleaders were sent to prison as a result of her investigation” (para 14).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
“Park made her name as a student journalist, when she uncovered an online sex ring, where young teenagers were being blackmailed into filming themselves performing sexual and degrading acts. The ringleaders were sent to prison as a result of her investigation” (para 14).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The penal code, approved by parliament in January, but yet to be published, prohibits the use of children for the production of pornography" (20).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The penal code, approved by parliament in January, but yet to be published, prohibits the use of children for the production of pornography" (20).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"Child pornography is against the law. A person who produces child pornography is subject to life imprisonment; dissemination or possession of child pornography calls for a penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment" (13).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"Child pornography is against the law. A person who produces child pornography is subject to life imprisonment; dissemination or possession of child pornography calls for a penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment" (13).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"According to [Article171-1 under the name of child pornography circulation], such actions as circulation, advertising, sale, provision to another person, sending, offering, creating conditions for its obtaining or preparing, obtaining or storing the materials for its circulation or advertising entail a criminal liability. Article 171-1.2 of the Code stipulates that those actions can have the aggravating nature once it is committed by a group of persons that act as accomplices beforehand and in repeated manner or by the organized group or the criminal entity (the organization) while making incomes in large quantities or by parents of minors or persons that are delegated the right of a guardianship by the law...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"According to [Article171-1 under the name of child pornography circulation], such actions as circulation, advertising, sale, provision to another person, sending, offering, creating conditions for its obtaining or preparing, obtaining or storing the materials for its circulation or advertising entail a criminal liability. Article 171-1.2 of the Code stipulates that those actions can have the aggravating nature once it is committed by a group of persons that act as accomplices beforehand and in repeated manner or by the organized group or the criminal entity (the organization) while making incomes in large quantities or by parents of minors or persons that are delegated the right of a guardianship by the law...more
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"[I]n 2017, the legislation adopted included: the Anti-Corruption Act of 3 January 2017; the Protection of Children from Information Harmful to Their Health Act of 8 September 2017…"(3)(NF - CODER COMMENT - This act broadly states that children should be protected from sexual and labor exploitation, trafficking, along with exposure to violent, traumatic, and suicidal information. This law also bans the desimination of ideas including those that deny family values, promote debauchery and pornography, and inducing disrespect for parents and other family members).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"[I]n 2017, the legislation adopted included: the Anti-Corruption Act of 3 January 2017; the Protection of Children from Information Harmful to Their Health Act of 8 September 2017…"(3)(NF - CODER COMMENT - This act broadly states that children should be protected from sexual and labor exploitation, trafficking, along with exposure to violent, traumatic, and suicidal information. This law also bans the desimination of ideas including those that deny family values, promote debauchery and pornography, and inducing disrespect for parents and other family members).
Feb. 2, 2023, 2:39 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: PRN-LAW-1, IIP-LAW-2
"In many US states including New York, revenge porn laws are stronger today than they were just a few years ago" (para 5). "Nearly all 50 states now have laws that outlaw nonconsensual pornography, or revenge porn. Most states make it a criminal offense to disseminate intimate images of someone if the defendant acted with intent to harm. In New York City, a law passed in 2017 goes even further, making it a crime to even threaten to send revenge porn. Victims can also go to family court and get a civil restraining order directing offenders to destroy the victims’ intimate images in their possession, or face arrest if they...more
Variables: PRN-LAW-1, IIP-LAW-2
"In many US states including New York, revenge porn laws are stronger today than they were just a few years ago" (para 5). "Nearly all 50 states now have laws that outlaw nonconsensual pornography, or revenge porn. Most states make it a criminal offense to disseminate intimate images of someone if the defendant acted with intent to harm. In New York City, a law passed in 2017 goes even further, making it a crime to even threaten to send revenge porn. Victims can also go to family court and get a civil restraining order directing offenders to destroy the victims’ intimate images in their possession, or face arrest if they...more
Oct. 7, 2022, 4:17 p.m.
Countries: Portugal
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The law prohibits child pornography. Penalties range up to eight years in prison" (17).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The law prohibits child pornography. Penalties range up to eight years in prison" (17).
July 1, 2022, 11:06 a.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia or Undang Undang Dasar 1945 and the related regulations, guarantee for children of economic exploitation including the worst works. In the Act of Republic Indonesia article 74 paragraph 2 number 13 year 2003 concerning manpower labour which set the worst works of child labour, considering:... The use, procuring or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography, pornographic performances or gambling" (31).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"In the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia or Undang Undang Dasar 1945 and the related regulations, guarantee for children of economic exploitation including the worst works. In the Act of Republic Indonesia article 74 paragraph 2 number 13 year 2003 concerning manpower labour which set the worst works of child labour, considering:... The use, procuring or offering of a child for prostitution, for the production of pornography, pornographic performances or gambling" (31).