Post by pavel on Feb 26, 2016 5:41:10 GMT -6
Gov. Martinez signs bill increasing child pornography penalties
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation Thursday increasing New Mexico’s penalties for possessing, distributing or manufacturing child pornography.
However, although she signed the bill, the two-term Republican governor said she sees a flaw in it — a provision that exempts consensual “sexting” by teenagers.
Attorney General Hector Balderas, a Democrat, also opposed the provision during this year’s 30-day legislative session, arguing it creates a dangerous loophole.
But some lawmakers said the provision was important to ensure that teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 who engage in “sexting,” or electronically sending sexually explicit images, are not charged with child pornography possession.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/730227/news/gov-martinez-signs-bill-increasing-child-pornography-penalties.html
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation Thursday increasing New Mexico’s penalties for possessing, distributing or manufacturing child pornography.
However, although she signed the bill, the two-term Republican governor said she sees a flaw in it — a provision that exempts consensual “sexting” by teenagers.
Attorney General Hector Balderas, a Democrat, also opposed the provision during this year’s 30-day legislative session, arguing it creates a dangerous loophole.
But some lawmakers said the provision was important to ensure that teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 who engage in “sexting,” or electronically sending sexually explicit images, are not charged with child pornography possession.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/730227/news/gov-martinez-signs-bill-increasing-child-pornography-penalties.html