Post by pavel on Feb 18, 2016 7:48:35 GMT -6
Senate kicks out AG’s staffers, OKs child porn bill with exemption for teens
After an unprecedented decision to boot members of the state Attorney General’s Office off the Capitol floor, New Mexico senators voted 40-0 Wednesday night for a bill increasing penalties for possession and trafficking of child pornography.
The measure also contains an exception for kids between the ages of 14 and 17 years who may engage in the consensual exchange of explicit photos.
Now the bill, heavily rewritten by senators, goes back to the House of Representatives for consideration of the amendments.
The main component of the bill adds prison time to three categories of the child pornography trade. It calls for a 10-year prison term for possession, 11 years for distribution and 12 years for “manufacturing” lewd images of children. A sentencing enhancement for possession is also part of the proposed new punishments.
Read more: www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/senate-kicks-out-ag-s-staffers-oks-child-porn-bill/article_d6deba2d-3a99-5167-bff3-c63af6d47cb2.html
After an unprecedented decision to boot members of the state Attorney General’s Office off the Capitol floor, New Mexico senators voted 40-0 Wednesday night for a bill increasing penalties for possession and trafficking of child pornography.
The measure also contains an exception for kids between the ages of 14 and 17 years who may engage in the consensual exchange of explicit photos.
Now the bill, heavily rewritten by senators, goes back to the House of Representatives for consideration of the amendments.
The main component of the bill adds prison time to three categories of the child pornography trade. It calls for a 10-year prison term for possession, 11 years for distribution and 12 years for “manufacturing” lewd images of children. A sentencing enhancement for possession is also part of the proposed new punishments.
Read more: www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/senate-kicks-out-ag-s-staffers-oks-child-porn-bill/article_d6deba2d-3a99-5167-bff3-c63af6d47cb2.html