Difusión de material dañino a menores

Explicación Simple

Si alguien da a un niño un libro o una película que no es adecuada para su edad, eso es un problema. Las leyes dicen que no se puede hacer esto porque puede ser dañino para ellos.

Es como si un adulto le ofreciera a un niño un dulce que sabe que le puede hacer daño; aunque el niño lo quiera, el adulto debe protegerlo de eso.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un cineasta, decide mostrar una película de terror en su cine. Si permite que niños menores de edad entren a ver la película sin el permiso de sus padres, podría meterse en problemas con la ley.

Penalidades

Las penas pueden incluir multas y, en algunos casos, prisión dependiendo de la gravedad de la ofensa.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 16-15-385. Disseminating harmful material to minors and exhibiting harmful performance to minor defined; defenses; penalties. (A) A person commits the offense of disseminating harmful material to minors if, knowing the character or content of the material, he: (1) sells, furnishes, presents, or distributes to a minor material that is harmful to minors; or (2) allows a minor to review or peruse material that is harmful to minors. A person does not commit an offense under this subsection when he employs a minor to work in a theater if the minor's parent or guardian consents to the employment and if the minor is not allowed in the viewing area when material harmful to minors is shown. (B) A person commits the offense of exhibiting a harmful performance to a minor if, with or without consideration and knowing the character or content of the performance, he allows a minor to view a live performance which is harmful to minors. (C) Except as provided in item (3) of this subsection, mistake of age is not a defense to a prosecution under this section. It is an affirmative defense under this section that: (1) the defendant was a parent or legal guardian of a minor, but this item does not apply when the parent or legal guardian exhibits or disseminates the harmful material for the sexual gratification of the parent, guardian, or minor. (2) the defendant was a school, church, museum, public, school, college, or university library, government agency, medical clinic, or hospital carrying out its legitimate function, or an employee or agent of such an organization acting in that capacity and carrying out a legitimate duty of his employment. (3) before disseminating or exhibiting the harmful material or performance, the defendant requested and received a driver's license, stude