> It's why sharing child pornography is illegal, even though all the creators are really doing is sharing a set of instructions for someone's else's computer to generate the image/video.
The strange matter is that in the U.S.A., mens rea is an element of the crime of sharing and possessing child pornography, meaning that one can only be convicted if one knew, or could reasonably be expected to know the actor was under a certain age, but this is not the case for actual sexual intercourse with a minor, where one is criminally liable if one could not be expected to know.
In most jurisdictions, mens rea is an element of both.
The strange matter is that in the U.S.A., mens rea is an element of the crime of sharing and possessing child pornography, meaning that one can only be convicted if one knew, or could reasonably be expected to know the actor was under a certain age, but this is not the case for actual sexual intercourse with a minor, where one is criminally liable if one could not be expected to know.
In most jurisdictions, mens rea is an element of both.