18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252A(D) — AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO CHARGE UNDER 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252A(A)(5) provides an affirmative defense to a charge under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252A(A)(5), which prohibits the possession of child pornography. This affirmative defense applies to any person who possessed or distributed the material for a bona fide educational, medical, or psychological purpose in the course of a lawful and recognized professional practice or research. There are two types of affirmative defense to a charge under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252A(A)(5): (1) a defense of lack of knowledge, and (2) a defense of bona fide purpose. The lack of knowledge defense states that the person did not know that the material was child pornography at the time of possession or distribution. The bona fide purpose defense states that the person possessed or distributed the material for a lawful and recognized professional purpose.
18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252A(D) — AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO CHARGE UNDER 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252A(A)(5) provides an affirmative defense to a charge under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252A(A)(5), which prohibits the possession of child pornography. This affirmative defense applies to any person who possessed or distributed the material for a bona fide educational, medical, or psychological purpose in the course of a lawful and recognized professional practice or research. There are two types of affirmative defense to a charge under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2252A(A)(5): (1) a defense of lack of knowledge, and (2) a defense of bona fide purpose. The lack of knowledge defense states that the person did not know that the material was child pornography at the time of possession or distribution. The bona fide purpose defense states that the person possessed or distributed the material for a lawful and recognized professional purpose.