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Sexual exploitation is the sexual abuse of children and youth through the exchange of sex or sexual acts for drugs, shelter, protection, food, other basics of life, and/or money. Any child may be susceptible to such a person who promises to meet his or her emotional and physical needs. A trafficker/pimp’s main purpose is to exploit the child for financial gain. Often traffickers/pimps will create a seemingly loving and caring relationship with their victim in order to establish trust and loyalty.

The prosecution in these cases is not required to prove the actual identity or age of the minor, but the jury may consider text, title, visual representation, physical development of the person depicted, Internet history, expert medical testimony, expert computer forensic testimony, and any other relevant evidence in determining whether the material or image otherwise represents or depicts that a participant is a minor.

The term refers to a range of crimes and activities involving the sexual abuse or exploitation of a child for the financial benefit of any person or in exchange for anything of value including monetary and nonmonetary benefits given or received by any person. Sex trafficking is a form of human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons or modern day slavery. Human trafficking can appear in several other forms including forced labor, bonded labor, involuntary domestic servitude, child soldier recruitment, and debt bondage among migrant laborers.

Because the federal child pornography statutes define a minor as someone under the age of 18, a person who may be able to legally consent to sex under state law may not consent to appear in sexually explicit images. In addition, the federal government has increased funding in this area creating Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces to support state and local law enforcement and specialized Internet, child-exploitation units in federal, law-enforcement agencies.

Virginia uses the Child Support Guideline established by the Virginia General Assembly. Virginia’s guideline takes into account things as the needs of the child and each parent’s income. The guideline is available at all public libraries and child support offices throughout the Commonwealth.

Addressing sexual exploitation of children and young people requires enquiry of dominant images and rigorous examination of social research to account for its very diverse forms. It, furthermore requires full consideration of the variety of social, economic, cultural, and political contexts in which it takes place.

The analysts conduct research and analysis in order to identify individuals suspected of any of the following: possession, manufacture, and/or distribution of child pornography; online enticement of children for sexual acts; child sexual tourism; and/or other sexual exploitation of children. The analysts utilize various Internet tools and administrative orders in their efforts to identify individuals who target on children. Once a potential suspect has been identified, they compile an investigative packet that includes the applicable CyberTipline reports, subpoena results, public records search results, the illegal images associated with the suspect, and numerous other information that is forwarded to the appropriate FBI field office for investigation.

Due to the increasing use of machinery such as cell phones and computers that are associated with these types of crimes, a skilled defense lawyer in Virginia has to understand how to direct not only the law, but also the technology associated with it. It is not enough to have a good criminal attorney, but it is critical in these types of cases to have a criminal lawyer who understands computers and concepts such as IP address, MAC id, GUID id, etc.

If you need the help of federal sexual exploitation of a minor defense lawyer in Virginia in Fairfax, Prince William (Manassas), Fauquier (Warrenton), Loudoun (Leesburg), Caroline, Stafford, Spotsylvania (Fredericksburg), Chesterfield, Henrico, Arlington, Richmond, Alexandria, Warren (Front Royal), Clarke, Shenandoah, King George, Charles City, Frederick (Winchester), Fredericksburg, Gloucester, Hanover, Hopewell, James City, King & Queen, King William, New Kent, Newport News, Petersburg, Prince George, Rappahannock, York, call our law firm immediately for help and speak to a lawyer about your options.

The SRIS Law Group can help you best possible outcome based on the facts of your case. If you wish to consult an SRIS Law Group, P.C. federal sexual exploitation of a minor defense attorney in Virginia, call us at 855-696-3348.

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