Germany Will Reduce Sentences For Possession of Child Pornography, Downgrade From Felony to Misdemeanor
by Ben Kew Germany will downgrade the severity of punishment for individuals found guilty of possessing child pornography. In a press release on Wednesday, the German Bundestag confirmed that it had passed legislation lowering the minimum sentences for distribution, acquisition, and possession of child pornographic content. The law will also downgrade it from a crime to a misdemeanor. Reduxx reports: Germany’s Parliament (Bundestag) has received the votes necessary to remove a section of the Criminal Code which made the possession of child sexual abuse materials a felony crime. Once the bill, passed last Thursday, comes into effect, minimum sentences for...
by Ben Kew Germany will downgrade the severity of punishment for individuals found guilty of possessing child pornography. In a press release on Wednesday, the German Bundestag confirmed that it had passed legislation lowering the minimum sentences for distribution,...
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