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Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 163 § 163.687 — Encouraging child sexual abuse in the third degree

Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 163 ·
Oregon Code § 163.687 · Enacted · Last updated March 01, 2026
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Encouraging child sexual abuse in the third degree. (1) A person commits the crime of encouraging child sexual abuse in the third degree if the person: (a)(A)(i) Knowingly possesses or controls, or knowingly accesses with the intent to view, a visual recording of sexually explicit conduct involving a child for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of the person or another person; or (ii) Knowingly pays, exchanges or gives anything of value to obtain or view a visual recording of sexually explicit conduct involving a child for the purpose of arousing or satisfying the sexual desires of the person or another person; and (B) Knows or fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the creation of the visual recording of sexually explicit conduct involved child abuse; or (b)(A) Knowingly pays, exchanges or gives anything of value to observe sexually explicit conduct by a child or knowingly observes, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of the person, sexually explicit conduct by a child; and (B) Knows or fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the conduct constitutes child abuse. (2) Encouraging child sexual abuse in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor. [1995 c.768 §3a; 2011 c.515 §5]
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