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Panel splits on expansion of offenses for fabricated sexual images of minors
Summary
Prosecutors, the attorney general and law‑enforcement groups urged expanding criminal liability and extending the statute of limitations, while defense advocates and sentencing authorities warned of First Amendment overbreadth unless obscenity and 'actual minor' language are carefully limited.
Second engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5,105 would expand criminal liability for fabricated depictions of minors that are obscene regardless of whether a minor is identifiable, adjust defenses and immunities, and raise the felony statute of limitations from 3 to 10 years.
Staff and prosecutors said advances in digital technology and AI have increased fabricated or altered explicit images that frustrate identification of victims and hamper prosecution. Cory Patton (committee staff) summarized the bill’s three core changes: (1)…
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