Federal Child Pornography

Any image depicting a minor engaging in a sexually explicit activity, or appearing to engage in a sexually explicit activity, may constitute a Federal child pornography crime under Federal law.  Even if no actual child was used in the creation of the image, such an image may still be considered child pornography.

Many child pornography charges arise out of chat room trading/image swapping and/ or paid memberships to internet pornography websites which appear to contain “legal” pornography images.

If you, or a loved one, has been charged with a Federal child pornography crime, then you need an aggressive, and knowledgeable attorney to fight your case.  Call the Law Offices of Karen L. Goldstein and speak with a top-rated Federal child pornography defense attorney: (888) 445-6313.

Common types of Federal Child Pornography cases include:

• Possession of child pornography from downloading images from a paid membership website
• Possession and/or distribution of child pornography through a peer-to-peer (PTP) sharing network such as Kazaa or Limewire
• Distribution of child pornography by agreeing to trade or swap images of child pornography with another person in a chat room in exchange for “legal” adult pornography images
• Distribution of child pornography by agreeing to exchange images that were mass downloaded from a site, some containing child pornography, some containing “legal” adult pornography

Potential Penalties

The Federal penalties associated with a sexually-related crime such as possession and/or distribution of child pornography can be particularly devastating.  In addition to being branded as a sex offender, the equivalent of the modern say Scarlet Letter, possible penalties include:

• 5 year mandatory minimum sentence
  • may apply if there is knowing transportation of, receipt of, shipment of, selling of, distribution of, or possession with intent to sell, images containing child pornography
  • mandatory sex registration for life under California state law
    • including potential GPS tracking, limitation on residence location, and having one’s personal information and photo posted on Megan’s Law Website

If you, or someone you know, has been accused of or charged with a Federal Child Pornography offense, then you need a skilled, aggressive, and compassionate Federal Child Pornography Defense attorney to help fight for your freedom.  Call the Law Offices of Karen L. Goldstein at: (888) 445-6313 for a free, confidential consultation.

See also Child Pornography section for more information on Federal Child Pornography cases.