Child Pornography Charges for Minnesota ManPosted on: December 8, 2008 at 3:09 p.m.Producing, possessing or distributing images of minors (anyone under the age of 18) engaged in sexual conduct is illegal. Some states in the United States and many countries allow sexual conduct and marriage between adults and minors, but visual depictions of that conduct are prohibited in the United States by federal law. Similarly, sexual conduct between minors or by a minor is often tolerated but visual depictions of that conduct are also prohibited. Child Pornography laws in the United States exist to protect children and are strictly enforced - websites that display any content that might be considered child pornography should expect to be prosecuted. In Minnesota, a man has pleaded guilty to answering an online advertisement for baby-sitting work and then using the client's child to make a pornographic video. In a plea deal with federal prosecutors, Aaron Jay Lemon admitted to producing the video. The 23-year-old from Little Canada also admitted to coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct. The plea agreement says Lemon filmed the child in St. Paul after seeking the baby-sitting job through Craigslist. St. Paul police say the victim was a 2-year-old girl. The U.S. attorney's office says the case was part of a project that encourages agencies to investigate the sexual exploitation of children over the Internet. Child pornography refers to material depicting children being in a state of undress, engaged in erotic poses or sexual activity. Child sexual abuse occurs in the production of child pornography when sexual acts are photographed, and the effects of the abuse on the child (and continuing into maturity) are compounded by the wide distribution and lasting availability of the photographs of the abuse. The word "child" in the phrase "child pornography" refers to prepubescent children, and does not refer to post-puberty teenagers. For practical reasons, legal definitions of child pornography generally refer to a wider age range, including any pornography involving a minor, according to jurisdiction. Tagged as: child pornography pc 311_11 Comments:Phillip Huynh on December 12, 2008 at 4:54 p.m. wrote:I think that they should require these sick people to go to a mandatory counseling because what they were doing is unacceptable. There should be a separate agency that cracks down on child pornography because these events could traumatize a young child. Although, I believe that the law should be change for teenagers that are 18 and is having a sexual relationship with someone that is not legal. I think that it happens to often in regards to senior in high school dating younger girls and that they should have a pass because both are still in high school. The law should overlook these cases because it happens all the time and no one seems to have a problem with it besides the government. I also think that there should throw out plea bargaining in cases with child pornography because the defendant should get the maximum sentence if convicted. Tatiana Vardanyan on December 11, 2008 at 1:17 p.m. wrote: Individuals committing such repulsive crimes should not receive any sort of plea bargains. It seems that these types of crimes are being treated lightly than they should, in which case these monsters are less relunctant towards commiting these crimes. These individuals are truly disturbed and need psychological assistance as well as a maximum security prison. There needs to be better ways in which information is screened prior to it being placed on the internet. Perhaps after a web page has been created a filter should be placed to check for inappropriate or illegal activity. That way, these perverts will not be able to have sources on the internet and possibly be discouraged in attempting to commit such crimes in the future. However, take away one means of creating such crap and they will have another. Tommy Chen (Comm 174) on December 10, 2008 at 10:39 p.m. wrote: I am disturbed by this type of news happening in our society. It simply shows how perverted people can be without regulations of law. From classes taken before, I learned that internet content are given the least governmental regulation, since this is different from broadcast, where there is a limited bandwidth, and that access to 'pornography' requires several affirmative steps and will not just expose itself to unwilling recipients. Yet, today's issue isn't just about pornography, but child pornography. After conducting some research, I find that it is one of the fastest growing segment in the industry and generates multi-billion dollar profit per year. I was simply speechless when I saw the data, because I realized how 'sick-minded' people can be. This is also the first time that I stand in strong support for St. Paul's policemen and their effort to arrest criminals like Aaron Jay Lemon. I hope the effort can continue. Aida Ter-Khachatryan on December 10, 2008 at 2:26 a.m. wrote: These sick freaks must have some serious mental issues to be using 2 year old girls in pornography. I would hate to wonder what goes on in their heads. Child pornography to me is a very offensive and serious crime and should have the same consequences as child rape. I mean physically your not really harming a child but the image and the mental distruction you are causing is just as bad as raping the child. Anyone involved in a child pornography should be put away for a long time. Who knows what they'll do if they aren't..possibly be involved in a child rape case?? This may sound like an exaggeration but we don't want to take that chance. Any normal person, especially parents would agree with this. Tommy Chen (Comm 174) on December 9, 2008 at 1:56 p.m. wrote: This is a disturbing news and shows how perverted individuals in the society can act without regulations of law. From previous classes, I learned that the legality of pornography is to be determined by the Miller test, which dictates that community standards are to be used in determining whether a piece of material is obscene. Yet, with the development of the internet, one would argue that the community standards for the most conservative community would become the standard for all US-based websites. This standard poses several problem, but fortunately we can all agree that child pornography is outlawed regardless of what standard we wish to apply. Several sources have indicated that child pornography is a multi-billion dollar industry and among the fastest growing criminal segments on the internet. Many advocates argue that one needs to take several affirmative steps before being exposed to pornography online, but in my view, child pornography is simply outrageously immoral and shouldn't even exist in the first place. Knowing the victim is a 2-year old girl is simply disturbing. I cheer for St. Paul's police for their effort in striking down criminals like Aaron Jay Lemon. Kestenbaum Eisner & Gorin LLP has been recognized as one of the best U.S. law firms, based on the experience, professionalism, and ethics of its criminal defense lawyers and attorneys. We aggressively defend clients in all Southern California courtrooms on state and federal charges, including DUI, DMV, misdemeanor, felony, juvenile cases, in the following communities and courthouses. |
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