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CT HB05504
Bill
Status
Passed
5/29/2012
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Fox
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AI Summary
- Creates new crime of commercial sexual exploitation of a minor, effective October 1, 2012, making it illegal to knowingly purchase advertising space for advertisements depicting minors in commercial sex acts
- Defines "commercial sex act" as any sexual contact or intercourse for which something of value is exchanged
- Eliminates defendant's ability to claim lack of knowledge about victim's age, reliance on oral or written age representations, or reliance on apparent age as a defense
- Provides affirmative defense if defendant made reasonable bona fide attempt to verify true age using government or school-issued identity documents before purchasing advertising space and retained records of the verification
- Classifies the offense as a Class C felony
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Commercial Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor.
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
6/15/2012
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/12/2012
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