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Cybercrime
  • Computer-related specific acts

    • • Production/distribution/ possession of child sexual abuse materials
 Special Part - Chapter eighteen
 Articles 185

Entry into Force Date:

2006-01-01

 

UNTOC Articles

  • Organized Crime Convention

  • Article 12: Confiscation and seizure
  • Trafficking in Persons Protocol

  • Smuggling of Migrants Protocol

  • Firearms Protocol

     

    Original Text

    Exhibition, Procurement and Possession of Pornographic Materials and Exploiting Juveniles for Pornography
    Article 185
    (1) Whoever sells, shows or publicly displays or otherwise makes available texts, images, audio-visual or other items of pornographic content to a juvenile or shows to a juvenile a pornographic performance, shall be punished with a fine or imprisonment of up to six months.
    (2) Whoever exploits a juvenile to produce photographs, audio-visual or other items of pornographic content or for a pornographic performance, shall be punished with imprisonment from six months to five years.
    (3) Where the offence referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article was committed against a child, the offender shall be punished for the offence referred to in paragraph 1 with imprisonment of from six months to three years, and for the offence referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article with imprisonment of from one to eight years.
    (4) Whoever obtains for themselves, possesses, sells, exhibits privately or publicly, or electronically or otherwise makes available pictures, audio-visual or other items of pornographic content resulting from the abuse of juveniles, shall be punished with imprisonment of between three months and five years.
    (5) Items referred to in paragraphs 1 through 4 of this Article shall be confiscated.
     
     

    Cross-Cutting Issues

    • Investigation Procedure

      • Confiscation and Seizure of

        • • Property, equipment or other instrumentalities
      • Measures

        • • Identification, tracing, freezing and/or seizure of the proceeds and instrumentalities of crime