Members of Parliament passed a private member’s bill that would remove the term “child pornography” from Canada’s laws, replacing it with “child sexual abuse and exploitation material” – reflecting a change in language that advocates and survivors of this type of abuse have long called for.
In an interview Thursday, Mr. Caputo pointed out that the term pornography has a misleading connotation in this context. “When you have a child who is depicted in sexual abuse and exploitation material, that child is not only a victim of hands-on offending, they are revictimized every single time that these things are sent throughout the dark web – we need to reflect that in our laws,” Mr. Caputo said., Canada’s tip line for reporting online child sexual abuse and exploitation, saw a 37-per-cent increase in reports related to the overall online victimization of children, compared with the previous year.
Their bill will need to pass through the Senate before it becomes law. It has already been introduced in the Red Chamber, and is set to enter second reading early next week.
So, if it's not 'abusive' and it's not 'exploitative' then the law doesn't cover it? I guarantee some lawyer will make the argument that consent was given. Language matters.
Reminds me of George Carlin (0:00 to 2:30)
Child sexual abuse is definitive right terminology. Congratulations and looking for more to come.
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