Discuss, including legislation directly related to, child sexual abuse and the Internet
What will be an ideal response?
"The Internet provides a child predator with access to children on a scale that makes the world his local playground. It is a medium through which digital images and movies documenting the most horrific crimes against children are distributed to a worldwide audience.". Collins notes that all the services the Internet provides—e-mail, the World Wide Web, instant messaging—can be used to facilitate crimes against children. Examples of how this occurs are provided by Collins (2007, p.40).
The Child Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act, passed in 1998, imposes tougher penalties for sex crimes against children, particularly those facilitated by the use of the Internet. The act prohibits contacting a minor via the Internet to engage in illegal sexual activity and punishes those who knowingly send obscenity to children.
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