DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 11.1108(4)
Sexual Exploitation of a Child
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD
In order to find Defendant guilty of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, you must
find the State has proved the following two (2) elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1)Defendant [permitted/ caused/ promoted/ facilitated/ financed/ produced/
otherwise advanced] an [exhibition/display/performance] of a child engaged in a
[prohibited sexual/ simulation of a prohibited sexual] act; and
(2) Defendant acted knowingly.
“Knowingly” means Defendant knew or was aware of the nature of
Defendant’s actions.
“Child” means any individual under the age of 18 at the time of the charged
offense.
[For the purposes of § 1108 of this Title, “child” shall also mean any individual
intended by Defendant to appear to be 14 years of age or less.]
"Prohibited sexual act" includes: sexual intercourse; anal intercourse;
masturbation; bestiality; sadism; masochism; fellatio; cunnilingus; nudity, if such
nudity is depicted to sexually stimulate or gratify any individual who may view the
depiction; sexual contact; lascivious exhibition of any child’s genitals or pubic area;
or any other act which is intended to be a depiction or simulation of any of the above.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
- Content hash
0bcd389cb709e843ab3f64d9868c149b2b6368f146efe30aa1abce9076bc551c
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