§ 2251A. — Selling or buying of children.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2251A]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 110--SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSE OF CHILDREN
Sec. 2251A. Selling or buying of children
(a) Any parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or
control of a minor who sells or otherwise transfers custody or control
of such minor, or offers to sell or otherwise transfer custody of such
minor either--
(1) with knowledge that, as a consequence of the sale or
transfer, the minor will be portrayed in a visual depiction engaging
in, or assisting another person to engage in, sexually explicit
conduct; or
(2) with intent to promote either--
(A) the engaging in of sexually explicit conduct by such
minor for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such
conduct; or
(B) the rendering of assistance by the minor to any other
person to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of
producing any visual depiction of such conduct;
shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 20 years or for life
and by a fine under this title, if any of the circumstances described in
subsection (c) of this section exist.
(b) Whoever purchases or otherwise obtains custody or control of a
minor, or offers to purchase or otherwise obtain custody or control of a
minor either--
(1) with knowledge that, as a consequence of the purchase or
obtaining of custody, the minor will be portrayed in a visual
depiction engaging in, or assisting another person to engage in,
sexually explicit conduct; or
(2) with intent to promote either--
(A) the engaging in of sexually explicit conduct by such
minor for the purpose of producing any visual depiction of such
conduct; or
(B) the rendering of assistance by the minor to any other
person to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of
producing any visual depiction of such conduct;
shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 20 years or for life
and by a fine under this title, if any of the circumstances described in
subsection (c) of this section exist.
(c) The circumstances referred to in subsections (a) and (b) are
that--
(1) in the course of the conduct described in such subsections
the minor or the actor traveled in or was transported in interstate
or foreign commerce;
(2) any offer described in such subsections was communicated or
transported in interstate or foreign commerce by any means including
by computer or mail; or
(3) the conduct described in such subsections took place in any
territory or possession of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 100-690, title VII, Sec. 7512(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102
Stat. 4486.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1961, 2253, 2254, 2255, 3486
of this title; title 8 section 1101; title 42 sections 2000aa, 13032,
14135a.
