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Have you been accused of pandering (also referred to as child pornography)? This serious offense could have a drastic impact on your freedom and your future. After a pandering accusation, it is essential to contact a skilled Columbus sex crimes lawyer at Koffel Brininger Nesbitt. There are many reasons to trust our firm with your defense, but among them, our lead attorney was named one of the “Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Ohio” by the NACDA.
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2907.321 Ohio Revised Code
According to 2907.321 of the Ohio Revised Code, Pandering obscenity involving a minor is to –
(1) Create, reproduce, or publish any obscene material that has a minor as one of its participants or portrayed observers;
(2) Promote or advertise for sale or dissemination; sell, deliver, disseminate, display, exhibit, present, rent, or provide; or offer or agree to sell, deliver, disseminate, display, exhibit, present, rent, or provide, any obscene material that has a minor as one of its participants or portrayed observers;
(3) Create, direct, or produce an obscene performance that has a minor as one of its participants;
(4) Advertise or promote for presentation, present, or participate in presenting an obscene performance that has a minor as one of its participants;
(5) Buy, procure, possess, or control any obscene material, that has a minor as one of its participants;
(6) Bring or cause to be brought into this state any obscene material that has a minor as one of its participants or portrayed observers.
§ 2907.322 “pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor” differs slightly from § 2907.321 in that specifically targets materials like photographs and recording that depict minors engaging in sexual activities.
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SORN Registration
According to Ohio’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws (SORN), people convicted of section 2907.321 or 2907.322 of the Ohio Revised Code “pandering obscenity/sexually oriented matter involving a minor” are classified as Tier II sex offenders. Tier II offenders must verify their registration every 180 days for 25 years.
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Pandering Is a Second or Fourth Degree Felony
Pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and pandering obscenity involving a minor are felonies of the second degree unless the offense deals with section A5 of the statute, which is solicitation, receiving, purchasing, exchanging, possessing, or controlling material depicting minors engaged in obscenity or sexual activity, then it is a felony of the fourth degree.
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Call an Ohio Child Pornography Defense Lawyer
If you have been arrested or accused of child pornography/pandering anywhere in the state of Ohio, contact a Columbus criminal defense lawyer at Koffel Brininger Nesbitt. Our firm is consistently honored on the list of “Best Law Firms” in our region, and lead attorney Brad Koffel has been listed in Best Lawyers® since 2008. Koffel is also on the list of Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Ohio by the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDA).
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