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Child Sexual Exploitation Is a Serious Problem! |
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Seen
pornography involving children or suspect that you have chatted with
a pedophile?
Contact NCMEC it's quick, confidential and easy!
NCMEC, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau
of Customs Immigration Enforcement, U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service, and state and local law enforcement in Internet
Crimes Against Children Task Forces, serves as the national CyberTipline
Against Child Pornography.
NCMEC Tip line: 1-800-843-5678
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Possession, Manufacture, and Distribution of Child Pornography |
Child
pornography has been defined under federal statute as a visual
depiction of a minor (child younger than 18) engaged in sexually
explicit conduct ( 18 U.S.C. 2256).
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| The
Online Enticement of Children For Sexual Acts |
Use
of the Internet to entice, invite, or persuade a child to meet
for sexual acts, or to help arrange such a meeting, is a serious
offense (18 U.S.C. 2425).
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| Child
Prostitution |
Prostitution
is generally defined as performing, offering, or agreeing to perform
a sexual act for any money, property, token, object, article,
or anything of value (18 U.S.C. 2431, 2423(a).
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| Child-Sex
Tourism |
It
is against the law for any United States citizen to travel abroad
to engage in sexual activity with any child under the age of 18
(18 U.S.C. 2423b). Individuals who partake in this illegal activity
are subject to prosecution in the United States even if they committed
the crime on foreign soil.
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| Child
Sexual Molestation (not in the family) |
Child
sexual exploitation (not in the family), also known as extra-familial
child sexual abuse, includes all sexual exploitation of a child
by someone other than a family member.
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| Unsolicited
Obscene Material Sent to a Child |
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is an unfortunate reality of the Internet that children will encounter
obscene material online. Many times this material is attached as
an image(s) or hyperlink(s) sent to a child in an unsolicited E-mail
or "spam."
To
combat this problem NCMEC takes reports of unsolicited obscene
material sent to a child. It is a violation of criminal law for
any person to knowingly or attempt to send or transfer obscene
material to another individual who has not attained the age of
16 years (18 U.S.C.A. 1470). Please
report any incidents where a child may have received visual depictions
of persons engaging in sexually explicit conduct that is obscene.
If
you are an adult who is concerned about adult obscenity not involving
children on the Internet, please make a report to www.obscenitycrimes.org
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| Misleading
Domain Name |
It
is a federal offense to use a misleading domain name on the Internet
with the intent to deceive a minor into viewing material that is
harmful to minors, regardless of whether the material meets the
legal definition of obscenity (18 U.S.C. 2252B). Please report the
use of a misleading domain name that has directed a child to a web
site containing harmful materials to children.
Adults who are concerned about obscenity that has not been accessed
by a child on the Internet may file a report at www.obscenitycrimes.org. |
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