There are also federal laws making it a serious crime to distribute obscenity toward minors. Federal law prohibits a person from using the mail, or any of the means of interstate commerce, including a computer, to knowingly transfer obscene materials to someone the person knows is under 16 years of age.
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The Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) of the Department of Justice prosecutes individuals who violate federal law by sexually exploiting children and enforces the federal obscenity laws.
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The Comstock Act , (ch. 258 17 Stat.  enacted March 3,1873) was a United States federal law which made it illegal to send any "obscene, lewd, and/or lascivious" materials through the mail, including...
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; Obscenity; Federal law prohibits the distribution of obscenity. More specifically, it is a crime to mail or receive obscene materials, or to import or transport obscene materials across state lines, including by computer.
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"We want the next President to know that failure to vigorously enforce federal obscenity laws is undermining government efforts to, among other things, strengthen the family, protect children from pornography, curb sexual exploitation of children and curb sexual trafficking.
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Pro-Decency And Pro-Family Organizations To Hold Conference, Followed By Orderly Demonstration At U.S. Justice Department, To Call Attention To Failed Federal Obscenity Law Enforcement Policies That Are Putting Children, Women And Families At Risk News Release from Morality In Media, Inc.
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Federal law does not ban obscenity outright; it leaves this to state law. Federal statutes prohibit, among other things, the transmission of obscene matter as defined by state law, in interstate commerce (e.g. the Internet) and on federal land.
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