Bill > H4948

This bill amends sections of the South Carolina Code of Laws related to the sexual exploitation of minors. It defines the term "identifiable minor" and incorporates it into the existing laws on first, second, and third degree sexual exploitation of a minor. This allows the laws to address "morphed child images" - visual depictions that have been created, adapted, or modified to appear that an identifiable minor is engaging in sexually explicit conduct, even if the original image did not depict a minor. The bill aims to expand the legal protections against the production, distribution, and possession of child pornography involving both real and digitally altered images of minors.