Uso de sistemas de comunicación para delitos contra menores

Explicación Simple

Esta ley prohíbe usar internet o cualquier medio de comunicación para hacer cosas malas con niños. Si alguien intenta hacer algo sexual o inapropiado con un menor, puede enfrentar serios problemas legales.

Es como si alguien usara el teléfono para invitar a un niño a una fiesta, pero en lugar de eso, quiere hacer algo peligroso. Así como no debes invitar a desconocidos a tu casa, tampoco se debe usar la comunicación para hacer daño a los menores.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un hombre de 30 años, le envía mensajes a una niña de 12 años por redes sociales. En esos mensajes, le propone que se vean para hacer cosas inapropiadas. Según esta ley, Juan está cometiendo un delito grave.

Penalidades

Las violaciones pueden ser clasificadas como delitos de Clase 5 o Clase 6, con penas de prisión y multas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-374.3 - Use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children; penalties. A. As used in this section, "use a communications system" means making personal contact or direct contact through any agent or agency, any print medium, the United States mail, any common carrier or communication common carrier, any electronic communications system, the Internet, or any telecommunications, wire, computer network, or radio communications system. B. It is unlawful for any person to use a communications system, including computers or computer networks or bulletin boards, or any other electronic means for the purposes of procuring or promoting the use of a minor for any activity in violation of § 18.2-370 or 18.2-374.1 . A violation of this subsection is a Class 6 felony. C. It is unlawful for any person 18 years of age or older to use a communications system, including computers or computer networks or bulletin boards, or any other electronic means, for the purposes of soliciting, with lascivious intent, any person he knows or has reason to believe is a child younger than 15 years of age to knowingly and intentionally: 1. Expose his sexual or genital parts to any child to whom he is not legally married or propose that any such child expose his sexual or genital parts to such person; 2. Propose that any such child feel or fondle his own sexual or genital parts or the sexual or genital parts of such person or propose that such person feel or fondle the sexual or genital parts of any such child; 3. Propose to such child the performance of an act of sexual intercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, or anilingus or any act constituting an offense under § 18.2-361 ; or 4. Entice, allure, persuade, or invite any such child to enter any ve