H3043

South Carolina H3043 amends laws to address morphed child pornography and sexual exploitation of minors.

South Carolina H3043 amends the state code to redefine "identifiable minor" and update various offenses related to minors. It specifies that morphed child images, where a minor's image has been altered to appear in sexually explicit conduct, are now covered under the law. The bill also updates definitions for "harmful to minors" and "sexually explicit nudity." It increases penalties for offenses such as criminal solicitation of a minor, employing a minor to appear in sexually explicit nudity, and various degrees of sexual exploitation of a minor.