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Committee advances bill to restore prosecutors' ability to charge passive depictions of minors in CSAM
Summary
H.R. 6715, the Child Predators Accountability Act, was advanced by the committee to clarify that passive depiction of a minor in explicit material qualifies as production of child sexual abuse material, a change supporters said is needed after certain appellate rulings narrowed the statute.
Representative Harris (North Carolina) introduced H.R. 6715, the Child Predators Accountability Act, saying a Seventh Circuit decision (United States v. Howard referenced) narrowed the statutory reach of Title 18 and could allow some predators to avoid prosecution where a child was not an active participant in a depiction. "My bill ... ensures that the…
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