O83.3B Child Pornography: Mailing, Transporting, or Shipping (Computer or Digital Image that Appears Indistinguishable from Actual Minor but may not be of an Actual Person as Defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8)(B))
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- Instruction
- O83.3B
- Statute
- 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(1)
- Edition
- Eleventh Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions (Criminal Cases), revised July 2026
- Official source
- Official PDF, page 588
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 [mailed] [transported] [shipped] child pornography;
(2) [using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce] [in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, including by computer]; and
(3) the Defendant knew the material was child pornography.
Related practice page
Federal Child Pornography Shipping, Reproducing, Selling, and Possession Charges in Miami
Official source: Official PDF, page 588
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.