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New Proposed Law Closes Viewing Child Pornography Online Loophole

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ALBANY, N.Y. -

Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders agree on a bill to prohibit Internet access of child pornography.

A press release says that the legislation would amend New York's Penal Law to prohibit individuals from knowingly accessing, with the intent of viewing, child pornography on the Internet.

"We must, under any circumstance, put the safety and protection of our children first by banning any and all forms of child pornography," said Governor Cuomo. "This legislation closes a loophole that has allowed predators to go unprosecuted and unpunished."

Under current New York law, an individual who views child pornography on a website where the images become automatically embedded in a computer does not "possess" child pornography. After this legislation is enacted, child pornography can never be legally possessed in New York.

Back in 1996, New York state enacted a law prohibiting the possession of child pornography.

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