What is child pornography?
Q: What is child pornography?
A: Child pornography is any type of pornography that exploits children. It can be made by taking pictures or videos, or more rarely sound recordings, of children who are wearing less clothing than usual, wearing no clothing, or being raped. It can also be made using illustrations of children. In some cases it is called "simulated child pornography", "virtual child pornography", "non-photographic child pornography", or "pseudo-photographic child pornography" because the child in the image is simulated, virtual, or drawn and not real.
Q: Is it legal to view or possess child pornogrpahy?
A: No, it is illegal in many countries to view or possess any type of child pornogrpahy.
Q: What are some possible reasons for a person to look at child pornogrpahy?
A: The most common reason for someone to look at this type of material is that they are a pedophile, hebephile, ephebophile who finds minors sexually attractive and uses the images as a form of arousal. Other reasons may include curiosity about the subject matter or someone planning to commit statutory rape may show the images as part of grooming process to convince a minor that minors having sex with adults is normal.
Q: Who produces most of the world's supply of child pornogrpahy?
A: Mexico produces the largest amount of this type of material in the world.
Q: How do people create simulated forms of chidl pornogrpahy?
A: Simulated forms can be created by setting up a camera or other recording device and molesting a minor as well as drawing written works and computer generated images depicting minors engaging in sexual activities.
Q: What other terms are used for non-photographic forms on chidl pornogrpahy?
A: Non-photographic forms such as drawings and computer generated images are sometimes referred to as "simulated child pornography", "virtual child pornography", "non-photographicchild pornography",or “pseudo-photographicchild ponography".
