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jberryhill

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5. unless there is some sort of carve out

Reply to RandySF (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 12:41 AM

Jul 2014

I don't have the VA statute in front of me, but typically there are intent requirements or exceptions so that radiologists, forensic medical photographers and crime scene photographers are not routinely engaging in a literal crime.

For example when a child is injured in an assault of some kind, the wounds are documented wherever they may be. If there is some sort of "evidence collection" exception, these prosecutors are demonstrating a real stretch of the intent of that sort of thing.

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Prosecutors Ask Judge To Force Teen To Create Child Pornography In Order To Prosecute Him. [View all] RandySF Jul 2014 OP

WTF Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #1

If his attorney is smart. RandySF Jul 2014 #3

unless there is some sort of carve out jberryhill Jul 2014 #5

that's awful jberryhill Jul 2014 #2

Classy? Nope. longship Jul 2014 #4

as usual CreekDog Jul 2014 #7

The sophomoric boner argument trumps all? longship Jul 2014 #9

so if the prosecutors fiddle with the boy's genitals will THEY be arrested for underage sex? nt msongs Jul 2014 #6

If so, they deserve a stiff sentence. woolldog Jul 2014 #11

So it'd be legal for them to have sex but not sext? alp227 Jul 2014 #8

Why isn't the girl being charged with the same thing? davidn3600 Jul 2014 #10