The following is a copy of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. This section covers the selling or buying of children for the use in the production of pornography.

PART G – OFFENSES INVOLVING COMMERCIAL SEX ACTS, SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, AND OBSCENITY

2.SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR

§2G2.3. Selling or Buying of Children for Use in the Production of Pornography

(a)Base Offense Level: 38

Commentary

Statutory Provisions: 18 U.S.C. § 2251A.

Background. The statutory minimum sentence for a defendant convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 2251A is thirty years imprisonment.

Historical Note: Effective November 1, 1989 (see Appendix C, amendment 162). Amended effective November 1, 2009 (see Appendix C, amendment 736).

(EFFECTIVE November 1, 2010)

United States Sentencing Commission