Virginia legal term
Grooming video or materials in Virginia Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Virginia legislative session
In Virginia criminal law, “Grooming video or materials” 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 Virginia criminal code.
What does “Grooming video or materials” mean in Virginia criminal law?
"Grooming video or materials" means a cartoon, animation, video, photograph, image, or series of images depicting any person (i) totally nude; (ii) in a state of undress so as to expose the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast; or (iii) not exposed but the material is obscene and such person is engaged in the touching or fondling of the sexual or genital parts of another, the touching or fondling of his sexual or genital parts by another, masturbation, sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, anilingus, anal intercourse, or object sexual penetration. (Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-374.4)
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