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Committee reviews bill to close child "explicit conduct" loophole and raise penalties for invasion-of-privacy against minors
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2974, which would broaden the definition of criminal "explicit conduct" for child-exploitation statutes to include images showing exposed genital or intimate areas when created, possessed or shared for sexual arousal; the bill would also raise the sentencing seriousness for invasion-of-privacy offenses against minors.
The House Judiciary Committee took testimony on House Bill 2974, a measure aimed at curbing the distribution and exploitation of sexualized images of minors and increasing penalties for invasion-of-privacy offenses involving minors.
Representative Anissa Harmon, sponsor, said the bill "closes a dangerous loophole" by specifying that images showing a child's uncovered pubic area, buttocks or female breasts can qualify as criminal "explicit conduct" when the images are created, possessed or distributed for the purpose of sexual arousal. Harmon called the existence of an online marketplace for such images "horrific" and said the…
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