District of Columbia Statutes

§ 22-3053 — First-degree unlawful publication.

District of Columbia·Title 22 Criminal Offenses and Penalties.·Ch. 30A Non-Consensual Pornography.
(a)It shall be unlawful in the District of Columbia for a person to knowingly publish one or more sexual images of another identified or identifiable person, whether obtained directly from the person or from a third party or other source, when:
(1)The person depicted did not consent to the publication of the sexual image;
(2)The person publishing the sexual image knew or consciously disregarded a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the person depicted did not consent to the publication; and
(3)The person published the sexual image with the intent to harm the person depicted or to receive financial gain.
(b)A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 , imprisoned for

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Related

Roberts v. United States
(District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2019)

Legislative History

May 7, 2015, D.C. Law 20-275, § 4, 62 DCR 16

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