Legislature(2005 - 2006)BUTROVICH 205
03/10/2005 08:30 AM Senate JUDICIARY
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| Start | |
| SB118 | |
| SB119 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| *+ | SB 117 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 118 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 119 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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SB 119-BAN ONLINE DIST. OF PORNOGRAPHY TO MINORS
9:14:39 AM
SENATOR FRENCH introduced SB 119. SB 119 would make electronic
distribution of indecent materials to minors a felony under
Alaska law. SB 119 will provide a safety net to help protect
Alaska's children from sexual predators.
9:15:47 AM
CHAIR SEEKINS authorized Senator French to call the witnesses.
MR. DAVE PARKER, supervising sergeant, crimes against children
unit, Anchorage Police Department, testified in support of SB
119. The Internet has become a candy store for perpetrators.
Online victimization is efficient for perpetrators using chat
rooms and sending pornography. Alaska law does not currently
address a way to prosecute distribution of pornography to
minors.
9:18:53 AM
MR. VANDEGRIFF agreed with Mr. Parker's comments and referred to
his online experience portraying the role of a 13-year-old girl.
He added it was amazing how quickly predators sent him digital
pornographic pictures.
9:20:50 AM
MS. ANNE CARPENETI said the DOL supports SB 119 but is concerned
that it only prohibits providing pornographic materials to young
people on the Internet. It is currently not illegal to provide
pornographic material in any form in the state of Alaska. She
asked Senator French his rationale for distinguishing one type
of distribution.
SENATOR FRENCH explained that a home computer is highly private
and pornographic materials are delivered to the child in their
home. Online pornography differs from other forms of pornography
because it is aimed specifically at children in their homes.
9:22:42 AM
SENATOR GUESS asked Ms. Carpeneti about material given
specifically to a child.
MS. CARPENETI advised it is not currently against the law to
give pornographic material to a child.
SENATOR FRENCH stated that SB 119 does aim at something police
officers are currently seeing.
9:23:57 AM
MS. CARPENETI commented the courts have interpreted pornographic
material as something that is not protected by the privacy
provision.
9:25:47 AM
CHAIR SEEKINS asked Ms. Carpeneti if a minor has the right to
privacy to obtain objectionable material.
MS. CARPENETI remarked society adopts law limiting children's
rights in terms of sexual behavior in many ways.
CHAIR SEEKINS pondered at what age a person obtains the right to
privacy concerning objectionable material.
SENATOR FRENCH commented the age of consent in Alaska is 16.
9:28:44 AM
CHAIR SEEKINS asked if pay per view X-rated television would
violate SB 119.
SENATOR FRENCH admitted he contemplated an amendment that would
add the word "knowingly." To violate SB 119 someone would have
to knowingly distribute pornographic material to children.
9:31:43 AM
MS. CARPENETI advised Senator French SB 119 would need to be
added to sex offender statutes.
CHAIR SEEKINS agreed.
CHAIR SEEKINS asked Senator French to collaborate with the DOL
to make SB 119 conform to current statutes. SB 119 will be held
until the next committee meeting.
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