Forensic characteristics of the creation and distribution of content containing child pornography using information and telecommunications systems or technologies

Abstract

The article is devoted to the forensic characteristics of the creation and distribution of content containing child pornography using information and telecommunication systems or technologies. This type of criminal offenses is classified as complex methods. The components of criminal technology are: obtaining access to child pornography, its acquisition, storage, importation, transportation or other movement, production, sale and distribution (Article 301-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine); rape (Article 152 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine); committing acts of a sexual nature with a person who has not reached the age of sixteen (Article 155 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine); sexual violence (Article 153 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine); corruption of minors (Article 156 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine); human trafficking (Article 149 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
 Girls aged 9 to 13 were most often involved in the creation of sexual content. Criminals take advantage of the vulnerable state of children, caused by the fact that they have not yet formed sexual identification, hierarchy of motives, moral consciousness and self-awareness. In more than 90% of cases, the investigated crimes were committed with the participation of persons close to the child. Such criminal offenses are committed for sexual and selfish motives. Consumers of pornographic content have a sexual motive. The creation and distribution of content containing child pornography using information and telecommunication systems or technologies is most often committed by organized criminal groups for selfish motives, which have a clear hierarchical structure: the organizer; recruiters; directors; performers; distributors of pornographic content.
 Criminal technologies include two groups of offenses: 1) actions related to violence against a child; 2) actions related to the creation and distribution of pornographic content using information and telecommunication systems or technologies.
 The peculiarity of the circumstances of the commission of the investigated group of criminal offenses is that the place of sexual violence (that is, the creation of content containing child pornography) has a specific (physical) address, and the distribution of such content is carried out using information and telecommunication systems or technologies.
 Criminal technologies include two groups of offenses: 1) actions related to violence against a child; 2) actions related to the creation and distribution of pornographic content using information and telecommunication systems or technologies.
 The peculiarity of the circumstances of the commission of the investigated group of criminal offenses is that the place of sexual violence (that is, the creation of content containing child pornography) has a specific (physical) address, and the distribution of such content is carried out using information and telecommunication systems or technologies.