O83.2A Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Receiving or Distributing Visual Depiction Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors
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- Instruction
- O83.2A
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 562
Elements
Quoted word for word from the official text. Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026.
The Defendant can be found guilty of this crime only if all the following facts are proved beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) the Defendant knowingly [received] [distributed] a visual depiction;(2) [using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce] [that has been mailed] [that has been shipped or transported in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce] [which contains materials which have been mailed or so shipped or transported by any means, including by computer];
(3) producing the visual depiction involved using a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct;
(4) the depiction is of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct; and
(5) the Defendant knew that at least one performer in the visual depiction was a minor and knew that the depiction showed the minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Related practice page
Official source: Official PDF, page 562
Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.