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Viewing or downloading these images is legally dangerous for him, and therefore puts him and other family members at risk. Sexual abuse of children is illegal and these images are illegal.Reminding him that these are not pictures of children having sex with adults these are pictures of children being sexually abused and photographed while it is happening.Repeated viewing of these images (and fantasizing about them) is harmful to him.Talking to your brother and encouraging him to both stop this behavior and get help may not be easy. Please look at our resources and referrals for specialized therapy for adults with sexual behavior problems. And I would strongly recommend that your brother consider seeking help. Trained therapists can assess an individual’s risk to offend a child. While not all who view child pornography pose a risk to offend a child in person, some people may find that they have less and less control over how often they seek these images, the thoughts they have during and after viewing child pornography and their overall behavior regarding sex abuse of children. For further information, please read defining child sexual abuse and defining child pornography. So, to be clear, viewing child pornography is absolutely child sexual abuse. A woman who was sexually abused as a child and the abuse was filmed, stated that she feels violated time and time again whenever she thinks about these films being passed around. Non-touching child sex abuse does include watching child pornography. I would also add that child sexual abuse can also occur without touching a child. Additionally, when child pornography is watched, it creates a demand for images of children being sexually abused and hence, more children are at risk for being sexually abused by the people who make these images. In essence, two crimes are being committed at the same time - a child being sexually abused and watching a child being sexually abused. Everytime your brother watches child pornography, he is committing a crime. While some people may feel that they are not “abusing” a child by "just watching" pornography with children, there is a child being sexually abused in any situation where they are the object of an adult’s sexual behaviors.Ĭhild Pornography is the Image of a Crime Being CommittedĪs the sexual abuse of a child is illegal, any image depicting this is an image of a crime being committed. Your question is a very important one, and one that more and more people are wondering about.