{"id":373710,"date":"2016-04-11T01:22:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T06:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/maine-law\/maine-child-pornography-laws.html"},"modified":"2016-06-20T19:51:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T00:51:22","slug":"maine-child-pornography-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/maine-law\/maine-child-pornography-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"Maine Child Pornography Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Maine Child Pornography Laws<\/h1>\n
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Child pornography is illegal in all 50 states. In Maine, it is a crime to produce, distribute, or possess child pornography<\/a>. Any depiction of a minor (someone who is less than 18 years old) engaging in sexually explicit conduct constitutes child pornography. Maine defines "sexually explicit conduct" to mean any of the following acts:<\/p>\n