That may be part of good parenting, but teenagers simply do not have that as a "right". The OP asked simply "What is the rationale behind defining child porn ag

That may be part of good parenting, but teenagers simply do not have that as a "right". The OP asked simply "What is the rationale behind defining child porn age < 18?" I gave the rationale, and people are jumping to all sorts of conclusions about the day to day reality of how I raise children. The law in these matters is about objectively boundaries. Perhaps the age of majority ought to be changed, perhaps the placement of all convicted on the registry ought to be lifted, perhaps the record ought to be sealed if good behavior can be maintained for X number of years, but these are all "oughts". Write to your legislators and put your morality into law if you want to see changes. Don't ask judges to use their discretion and open the door to widespread Brock Turner justice.