Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017

Organising etc. child prostitution or production of child pornography

11. The Act of 1998 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 4:

“4A. (1) A person who—

(a) controls or directs the activities of a child for the purposes of the prostitution of the child or the use of the child for the production of child pornography,

(b) organises the prostitution of children or the production of child pornography by controlling or directing the activities of more than one child for those purposes,

(c) compels, coerces or recruits a child to engage or participate in child prostitution or the production of child pornography,

(d) knowingly gains from the prostitution of a child or the production of child pornography, or

(e) incites or causes a child to become involved in child prostitution or production of child pornography,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction on indictment to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years or both.”.