Federal child pornography convictions are serious crimes that may carry mandatory minimum sentences of many years in prison, and the routine communications technologies we use every day mean that even what we may think of as innocent communications may rise to the level of criminal child pornography production, distribution, or possession.
An 18-year-old who “sexts” photos of an underaged girlfriend or boyfriend to friends’ cell phones is technically producing child pornography, and a 20-year-old who, with consent, stores a video of sex with a 17-year-old partner on a computer is in possession of child pornography.
Sentences are based on many factors, but the production of child pornography carries a sentence of 15 to 20 years, and transporting child pornography across state lines, which is simple to do in the age of the internet, carries a minimum sentence of five years.
These are dangerous charges that should be met with experienced federal criminal defense attorneys. When you’re facing prosecution for child pornography, call (212) 577-6677 and get help today.