Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act of 2002
Current understanding
The Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act of 2002 is a federal bill proposing to extend existing child pornography prohibitions to computer-generated (virtual) child sexual imagery, add new facilitation and coercion offenses, and establish a national database and Cyber Tip Line reporting infrastructure for identifying child pornography. For individuals, it broadens the scope of criminal liability to cover synthetic imagery and expands reporting channels for victims and the public. For companies, particularly online service providers, it introduces reporting expectations tied to the Cyber Tip Line and database framework. Status: introduced.
Evidence log
- 2026-01-13 — Child Predators Accountability Act: cross-connection with child-predators-accountability-act: The Child Predators Accountability Act incrementally expands the federal child-pornography production regime whose modern contours were shaped by the 2002 Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act, broadening covered conduct to include causing a minor to be depicted (including mere presence) in sexually explicit material. (novelty: 2)
- 2002-10-02 — Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act of 2002: cross-connection with stop-csam-act: Both establish or extend the federal Cyber Tip Line / CyberTipline reporting regime for CSAM; the 2002 bill sets up the reporting infrastructure and database, while STOP CSAM Act tightens timelines and adds civil/criminal liability for providers using that same channel. (novelty: 2)