Damages for possession of child pornography: legal possibilities and practical obstacles
Watching child pornography is not a victimless offence. The knowledge that child pornography in which they figure is circulating forever on the Internet can cause the victim great psychological harm. Therefore, it is just that perpetrators of this offence should be liable for the damage that possession of child pornography causes the victims. However, the nature of the offence raises a number of legal and practical issues which are discussed in this article.