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Portray a child in a sexually suggestive manner in New Jersey Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New Jersey legislative session
In New Jersey criminal law, “Portray a child in a sexually suggestive manner” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New Jersey criminal code.
What does “Portray a child in a sexually suggestive manner” mean in New Jersey criminal law?
"Portray a child in a sexually suggestive manner" means: (a) to depict a child's less than completely and opaquely covered intimate parts, as defined in N.J.S.2C:14-1, in a manner that, by means of the posing, composition, format, or animated sensual details, emits sensuality with sufficient impact to concentrate prurient interest on the child; or (b) to depict any form of contact with a child's intimate parts, as defined in N.J.S.2C:14-1, in a manner that, by means of the posing, composition, format, or animated sensual details, emits sensuality with sufficient impact to concentrate p (N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4)
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