States also vary as to the mandatory reporting of crimes that people hear about in their professional capacity.
You can look up the specifics of the law and of the state requirements for any state, but many state laws do not require professionals like therapists to report porn viewing that is in the past and where there is no suspicion that a child is currently endangered. 48 states list who these mandatory reporters are (such as medical professionals, therapists and teachers.) New Jersey and Wyoming have mandatory reporting laws but do not list specific groups of professionals. The law says that Congress has made a clear determination that pseudo-child pornography places children at risk by encouraging certain behaviors and being susceptible to invidious uses by pedophiles to harm children.Īll states have laws requiring the reporting (to child protection/law enforcement) of child abuse and neglect by professionals. In such a manner that conveys the impression that the material is or contains a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct. You need also to be aware of federal criteria in the law cited above that classifies porn as child porn when it depicts content But you are on shaky ground with photographing your teenage girlfriend in erotic poses. Nude photos are not necessarily deemed erotic content.
