How do you define 'close to your age'? Does not being in a relationship suddenly make it child porn in your eyes? Also 'actual offenders' seems to imply that t

How do you define 'close to your age'? Does not being in a relationship suddenly make it child porn in your eyes? Also 'actual offenders' seems to imply that those who don't have large collections aren't actual offenders? I don't care if you dabble in child porn, the fact is that by viewing and spreading this videos you do create a demand for more to be created. You are complicit in the exploitation and abuse of children. Also, repeat exposure has been shown to dispose you to be more likely to abuse children yourself. And sure, the legal system should have some ability to use discretion. But the age of consent is there for a reason. We as a society have agreed that non-adults are incapable of consenting to a sexual relationship. As an aside, you don't have to look very hard to find examples of people sharing sexts with their friends. It even came up in the Brock Turner case not too long ago. When these pictures are of children/people under 18, that is by definition dissemination of child pornography. The ages of the other parties being shown a picture does not matter.