HB 3936 — Child Sexual Abuse Material; Changing Name Of Certain Criminal Offense; Effective Date
HB 3936 amends Oklahoma law to change the name of a criminal offense related to child sexual abuse material. The bill was enacted to align terminology with current legal standards and improve clarity in the criminal justice system regarding offenses involving child sexual abuse material. It addresses the harm domain of child safety by focusing on the regulation and criminalization of CSAM.
Linked Incidents
12Incidents this policy has been directly linked to
12-year-old Cobb County child exploited on Snapchat by seven men over one year
45-year-old man threatens and attempts to exploit teenage acquaintance via fake social media account leading to felony charges
38-year-old man sexually grooms 13- and 9-year-old girls via Snapchat leading to four-year prison sentence
Johnson City man receives child sex abuse materials via Discord platform in Tennessee
9-year-old Long Island girl sexually groomed via TikTok and Roblox by 31-year-old Air Force airman leading to federal arrest
13-year-old boy sexually groomed via Roblox and Discord by alleged paedophile leading to criminal charges and family relocation
15-year-old girl encouraged to self-harm and send nude photos via Discord and Instagram by Byron Center man leading to sexual exploitation charges
13-year-old girl sexually harassed via Snapchat by man in position of trust leading to suspended sentence and restraining order
13-year-old girl sexually groomed via Roblox platform leading to in-person encounter and four-and-a-half-year prison sentence for perpetrator
17-year-old girl in Vernon Connecticut arrested for involvement in 764 online child exploitation network leading to swatting and bomb threats at local schools
Related Incidents
Same harm domain, actors and location may differ
14-year-old girl groomed via social media by Sydney private school teacher leading to child abuse material charges
12-year-old girl sexually groomed via TikTok leading to out-of-state assault in Binghamton, New York
9-year-old girl dies after attempting blackout challenge on YouTube
13-year-old Louisiana girl exposed to AI-generated nude deepfake images leading to expulsion and federal lawsuit against school district
12-year-old girl groomed and coerced into self-harm and producing child sexual abuse materials via social media in New Jersey
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