Definición de materia obscena en el Código Penal de California

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que algo es obsceno si a la mayoría de las personas les parece muy inapropiado y no tiene valor artístico o educativo. Además, si alguien hace dinero mostrando este tipo de contenido, eso puede ser un problema legal.

Es como cuando ves una película que es solo violencia y malas palabras, sin una buena historia o mensaje. Aunque a algunos les pueda gustar, la mayoría piensa que no aporta nada positivo.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan sube videos a internet donde aparecen personas menores de edad en situaciones sexuales. Si las autoridades descubren que esos videos se están vendiendo y no tienen ningún valor artístico, Juan podría enfrentar problemas legales por mostrar contenido obsceno.

Penalidades

Las penalidades pueden incluir multas y penas de prisión, dependiendo de la gravedad del caso.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 1. OF CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS [25 - 680.4] ( Part 1 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 9. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON INVOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY AND GOOD MORALS [261 - 368.7] ( Heading of Title 9 amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1111, Sec. 2. ) CHAPTER 7.5. Obscene Matter [311 - 312.7] ( Chapter 7.5 added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2147. ) 311. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Obscene matter” means matter, taken as a whole, that to the average person, applying contemporary statewide standards, appeals to the prurient interest, that, taken as a whole, depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and that, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. (1) If it appears from the nature of the matter or the circumstances of its dissemination, distribution, or exhibition that it is designed for clearly defined deviant sexual groups, the appeal of the matter shall be judged with reference to its intended recipient group. (2) In prosecutions under this chapter, if the circumstances of production, presentation, sale, dissemination, distribution, or publicity indicate that matter is being commercially exploited by the defendant for the sake of its prurient appeal, this evidence is probative with respect to the nature of the matter and may justify the conclusion that the matter lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. (3) In determining whether the matter taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value in description or representation of those matters, the fact that the defendant knew that the matter depicts persons under 16 years of age engaged in sexual conduct, as defined in subdivision (c)