Man Sentenced for Child Pornography Offense in Nevada
A California man was sentenced last month in Nevada federal court on child pornography charges. While living in Reno, he allegedly coerced an eight-year-old into performing sexual acts, and he’s now looking at more than twenty-four years in federal prison. He had no prior criminal record.
One breaks Nevada child pornography law by owning, creating or selling photos, videos or other media of children engaging in sexual conduct. Penalties for breaking Nevada child pornography law are extremely serious and vary depending on whether the suspect allegedly produced it, advertised it or possessed it. It’s also considered a crime involving moral turpitude, so non-citizens convicted of it face deportation from the U.S.
Using or promoting the use of a child in pornography is a category A felony, carrying a life sentence. Advertising child pornography is a category B felony, carrying one to fifteen years in prison. And possessing child pornography is a category B felony for a first offense—subsequent convictions are category A. Defenses to charges of breaking Nevada child pornography law include “lack of intent” and the media in question not qualifying as pornography.
