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==History==
==History==
The original  version  of  18  U.S.C.  § 2252(a)(2)  punished  “[a]ny  person  who. . . knowingly receive[d] for the purpose of sale or distribution for sale,or  knowingly  s[old]  or  distribute[d]  for  sale,  any”  child  pornography.28To  effectuate  the  intended  change  in  § 2252’s  scope,  Congress  made two  simple  changes  to  the  language  found  in  § 2252(a)(2).  First,  Con-gress eliminated  the  requirement  that  “receiving”  child  pornography  be “for  the  purpose  of  sale  or  distribution  for  sale” from  the  statute  altogether. Congress also struck the language requiring “distribution” to be“for  sale.”30  The  resulting  § 2252(a)(2)  simply  punishes  “[a]ny  person who  .  .  .  knowingly  receives,  or  distributes”  child  pornography.<ref>https://lawreview.law.miami.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/v65_i3_sbacon.pdf</ref>
The original  version  of  18  U.S.C.  § 2252(a)(2)  punished  “[a]ny  person  who. . . knowingly receive[d] for the purpose of sale or distribution for sale,or  knowingly  s[old]  or  distribute[d]  for  sale,  any”  child  pornography.28To  effectuate  the  intended  change  in  § 2252’s  scope,  Congress  made two  simple  changes  to  the  language  found  in  § 2252(a)(2).  First,  Congress eliminated  the  requirement  that  “receiving”  child  pornography  be “for  the  purpose  of  sale  or  distribution  for  sale” from  the  statute  altogether. Congress also struck the language requiring “distribution” to be“for  sale.”30  The  resulting  § 2252(a)(2)  simply  punishes  “[a]ny  person who  .  .  .  knowingly  receives,  or  distributes”  child  pornography.<ref>https://lawreview.law.miami.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/v65_i3_sbacon.pdf</ref>


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Revision as of 18:02, 24 June 2020

Receipt of child pornography is an offense that involves knowingly receiving child pornography. The Oxford English Dictionary (2d ed.1989) defines "receive" as "[t]o take in one's hand, or into one's possession (something held out or offered by another); to take delivery of (a thing) from another, either for oneself or for a third party."

Receipt is not the only means by which one could obtain child pornography. Production is another means. The courts have found that possession of child pornography does not by itself prove receipt.[1]

At the federal level, a connection to interstate commerce must be proved.[2] Also, the defendant must have known, not just that he was receiving something, but that what he was receiving was child pornography.[3] The defendant's knowledge is established for purposes of § 2252(a) if "he is aware that his receipt of the illegal images is practically certain to follow from his conduct."[4]

History

The original version of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2) punished “[a]ny person who. . . knowingly receive[d] for the purpose of sale or distribution for sale,or knowingly s[old] or distribute[d] for sale, any” child pornography.28To effectuate the intended change in § 2252’s scope, Congress made two simple changes to the language found in § 2252(a)(2). First, Congress eliminated the requirement that “receiving” child pornography be “for the purpose of sale or distribution for sale” from the statute altogether. Congress also struck the language requiring “distribution” to be“for sale.”30 The resulting § 2252(a)(2) simply punishes “[a]ny person who . . . knowingly receives, or distributes” child pornography.[5]

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