Rhode Island Child Pornography Task Force

As reported by Katie Mulvaney in the March 20, 2011 edition of the Providence Journal, the Rhode Island State Police have joined with local police and federal law enforcement to create a task force targeting child pornography.  The task force has contributed to more arrests and more people being charged with child pornography. 

Pursuant to Rhode Island General Law, 11-9-1.3, it is a violation of this section for any person to:

   (1) Knowingly produce any child pornography;

   (2) Knowingly mail, transport, deliver or transfer by any means, including by computer, any child pornography;

   (3) Knowingly reproduce any child pornography by any means, including the computer; or

   (4) Knowingly possess any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, computer disk, computer file or any other material that contains an image of child pornography.

The penalties for production, transmission and reproduction of child pornography is   a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned for not more than fifteen (15) years, or both. The penalty for possessing child pornography is a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both.