Northern Utah Child Pornography Defense Attorney

Child pornography is one of the most socially unacceptable sex crimes in our society. Whenever sex crimes involve children in any form you can expect the prosecutors and the court to be very heavy handed with the prosecution and sentencing of offenders. While the criminal offense associated with child pornography does not rise to the level of abusing children it comes from that abuse as children were needed for the production of the child pornography and as such it is a very serious crime and treated as severely as child sex abuse. In Utah the offense associated with child pornography is called sexual exploitation of a manner and because of how the statute is written a person could be facing several counts of sexual exploitation of a minor very quickly.

Elements of Utah’s Child Pornography Statute | Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

There are four classes of people that can be charged and convicted of child pornography or sexual exploitation of a minor, which are: 1) those who produce child pornography; 2) those who distribute child pornography; 2) those who view child pornography; 4) and parents who give consent or permit their child to be sexually exploited. Sexual exploitation of a minor is a second degree felony and even more serious than that is the fact that each depiction of child pornography is a separate count of sexual exploitation of a minor. This means that basically each picture a person has of child pornography is a second degree felony so a person could easily be facing multiple second degree felonies.

Ogden Sex Crime Lawyer | Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Defense

If you have been charged in Northern Utah with child pornography or as it is properly referred to as sexual exploitation of a minor then contact the experienced attorney’s at Ogden Criminal Defense for help. We can help you understand the charges brought against you and then fight for your rights to help preserve your future and obtain the best outcome possible.

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