Child pornography laws in the Netherlands declare child pornography illegal, making it one of the out of UN member states where it is illegal.
According to the Wetboek van Strafrecht :. In the Netherlands, the definition of child pornography is: pictures photos and videos of sexual acts of someone that seems to be younger than 18 years. In , the publication of sex magazine Chick resulted in the Dutch "Chick-arrest" by the Supreme Court of the Netherlands , which in turn led to the new Dutch moral law of that no longer criminally sanctioned pornography.
In , a major police raid against child pornography occurred in the Netherlands. During the late s, there had been media reports about the illicit trade, but there were few if any criminal investigations on the topic.
On October 1, , the Netherlands introduced legislation Bulletin of Acts and Decrees which deemed "virtual child pornography" as illegal. Although there is no Dutch law that legislates against under age depictions of sexual acts for computer generated images, the public prosecutor is investigating this on the basis that these virtual actions may incite child abuse in the real world.
Press reports in described a large rise in the number of child pornography websites hosted in the Netherlands, increasing from reports of sites in to in From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Staten-Generaal Digitaal. Retrieved 21 December Sex Offenders and the Internet. Van kwaad tot erger. Antwerpen: Garant. Child Pornography: An Investigation.
