06/03/2024
Let's safeguard children from violence, exploitation and abuse.
SC Affirms Conviction of Child Pornographer |
Sending a strong message that child po*******hy, among other forms of sexual exploitation and abuse, presents an acute danger worldwide if facilitated through the internet, the Court affirmed the conviction of a child pornographer and sentenced it to imprisonment and a fine of PHP 2,000,000.
This was the ruling of the Supreme Court En Banc, through Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez, as it denied the appeal of Luisa Pineda (Pineda) who was convicted by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and the Court of Appeals (CA) for child po*******hy qualified with the use of a computer system.
The Court found all the elements of child po*******hy under RA 9775 present in Pineda’s case.
Under Sections 4(a), (b), and (c) of RA 9775, the elements of child po*******hy are: (1) the victim is below 18 years old or over but unable to fully take care of himself or herself; (2) the offender either: (i) hires, employs, uses, persuades, induces or coerces a child to perform in the creation or production of any form of child po*******hy; or (ii) produces, directs, manufactures or creates any form of child po*******hy; or (iii) publishes, offers, transmits, sells, distributes, broadcasts, advertises, promotes, exports or imports any form of child po*******hy; and (3) the child’s sexual activities were represented through visual, audio, or written combination, by electronic, mechanical, digital, optical, magnetic, or any other means.
Read more at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-sentences-child-pornographer-to-imprisonment-and-php2-million-fine/
