This is not a child pornography: it does not qualify as such by EU directive or by United Nations guidelines.
By EU directive, child pornography is:
Point (b) covers pornographic material depicting a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct. As specifically regards sexually explicit conduct involving a child, it should be understood to include at least:
a) sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital or oral-anal intercourse;
b) bestiality;
c) masturbation;
d) sadistic or masochistic abuse; or
e) lascivious exhibition of the genitals or the pubic area.
United Kingdom had taken their laws too far. By their definition actually every minor pictured is an example of child pornography even if girls in swimwear on the beach take pictures of themselves in a provocative manner. By UK laws they would lock up half of continental Europe, as kids can be seen naked on all beaches, and whatever that kid does at least one of his "poses" will be sexual to someone.
I think UK should change their laws according to EU directive or UN guidelines.
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This is not a child pornography: it does not qualify as such by EU directive or by United Nations guidelines. By EU directive, child pornography is: Point (b) covers pornographic material depicting a child engaged in sexually explicit conduct. As specifically regards sexually explicit conduct involving a child, it should be understood to include at least: a) sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital or oral-anal intercourse; b) bestiality; c) masturbation; d) sadistic or masochistic abuse; or e) lascivious exhibition of the genitals or the pubic area. United Kingdom had taken their laws too far. By their definition actually every minor pictured is an example of child pornography even if girls in swimwear on the beach take pictures of themselves in a provocative manner. By UK laws they would lock up half of continental Europe, as kids can be seen naked on all beaches, and whatever that kid does at least one of his "poses" will be sexual to someone. I think UK should change their laws according to EU directive or UN guidelines.