Child pornography

"CSAM" redirects here. For other uses, see CSAM (disambiguation).

Child pornography (CP), also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and by more informal terms such as kiddie porn, is erotic material that involves or depicts persons under the designated age of majority. The precise characteristics of what constitutes child pornography vary by criminal jurisdiction.

Child pornography is often produced through online solicitation, coercion, and covert photography. Sexual abuse (such as forcible rape or statutory rape) is often involved during its production. Pornographic pictures of minors are also often produced by children and teenagers without the involvement of an adult. CSAM images and videos are frequently collected and shared online.

Laws regarding child pornography generally include sexual images involving prepubescents, pubescent, or post-pubescent minors and computer-generated images that appear to involve them. Most individuals arrested for possessing child pornography are found to have images of prepubescent children. Those who possess pornographic images of post-pubescent minors are less likely to be prosecuted, even though such images also fall within the scope of the statutes.

Child pornography is illegal and censored in most jurisdictions. Ninety-four Interpol member states had laws specifically addressing child pornography as of 2008, not including nations that ban all pornography.

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