CSAM Questions With Solutions
Child pornography ( s. 163) key themes w/in the definition
1) the individual portrayed in the material is <18yrs/ depicted as < 18ys
2) the material can be visual, written, or audio
3) the material could be real/fake -> (if you used a computer generate an image of a child in a
sexualized manner, this constitutes child pornography
4) Accessing, possessing, or distributing this material is illegal, meaning if you view it on a
website but do not download it you have still 'accessed' it.
methods of distributing & accessing Websites: Specific websites containing CSAM;
documents for how to sexual abuse children; forums connecting child pornography offenders
Webcams: Broadcast (live or recorded) CSAM; perpetrator / victim may have interaction with
audience
Email: Distributors may send attachments of CSAM in emails to individuals, groups, or
subscribers to a particular site
Peer-to-peer (P2P): P2P allows 2 or more computers to share / access files and devices. Allow for
closed groups to trade CSAM with greater protection. These are often populated with the more
serious cyber-sex offenders.
Texting: CSAM can be taken and distributed via texting services
, CSAM Questions With Solutions
Categorization Scale- 4 Levels Level 1: Label: Nudity / erotic posing with no sexual
activity
•Characteristics: Fully clothed erotica; Erotica present; Exposed genitals or anus; exposed breasts
or chest; Other sexually explicit content (i.e., fetishes); Full nudity
Level 2: Label: Non-penetrative sexual activity between children, adults and children, or
masturbation
•Characteristics: Licking; Kissing; Manual stimulation; Oral copulation
Level 3: Label: Penetrative sexual activity between adults and children
•Characteristics: Anal or vaginal penetration; Ejaculation seen
Level 4: Label: Sadism or Bestiality
•Characteristics: Drugged / Sleeping; Bondage; Defecation; Urination; Bestiality
Seto et al (2018) •Examined 2 datasets obtained from NCMEC to study the content
characteristics of reported CSAM
•Data 1: Historical Data
•Actively traded cases involving identified victims [2002-2014]
•518 cases involving identified victims
•Data 2: Modern Data
•All cases involving identified victims [2011-2014]
Child pornography ( s. 163) key themes w/in the definition
1) the individual portrayed in the material is <18yrs/ depicted as < 18ys
2) the material can be visual, written, or audio
3) the material could be real/fake -> (if you used a computer generate an image of a child in a
sexualized manner, this constitutes child pornography
4) Accessing, possessing, or distributing this material is illegal, meaning if you view it on a
website but do not download it you have still 'accessed' it.
methods of distributing & accessing Websites: Specific websites containing CSAM;
documents for how to sexual abuse children; forums connecting child pornography offenders
Webcams: Broadcast (live or recorded) CSAM; perpetrator / victim may have interaction with
audience
Email: Distributors may send attachments of CSAM in emails to individuals, groups, or
subscribers to a particular site
Peer-to-peer (P2P): P2P allows 2 or more computers to share / access files and devices. Allow for
closed groups to trade CSAM with greater protection. These are often populated with the more
serious cyber-sex offenders.
Texting: CSAM can be taken and distributed via texting services
, CSAM Questions With Solutions
Categorization Scale- 4 Levels Level 1: Label: Nudity / erotic posing with no sexual
activity
•Characteristics: Fully clothed erotica; Erotica present; Exposed genitals or anus; exposed breasts
or chest; Other sexually explicit content (i.e., fetishes); Full nudity
Level 2: Label: Non-penetrative sexual activity between children, adults and children, or
masturbation
•Characteristics: Licking; Kissing; Manual stimulation; Oral copulation
Level 3: Label: Penetrative sexual activity between adults and children
•Characteristics: Anal or vaginal penetration; Ejaculation seen
Level 4: Label: Sadism or Bestiality
•Characteristics: Drugged / Sleeping; Bondage; Defecation; Urination; Bestiality
Seto et al (2018) •Examined 2 datasets obtained from NCMEC to study the content
characteristics of reported CSAM
•Data 1: Historical Data
•Actively traded cases involving identified victims [2002-2014]
•518 cases involving identified victims
•Data 2: Modern Data
•All cases involving identified victims [2011-2014]
