Possession of Child Exploitation Material in Computer Temporary Internet Cache
Sungmi Park, Yunsik Jang, Joshua Isaac James · The journal of digital forensics, security and law · 2017
When considering the possession of child exploitation material U.S. and German courts have the same focus, but slightly different interpretations. This slight difference in interpretation could mean that in one country a defendant will be found guilty of possession while in the other country he or she could be found not guilty. In this work we examine the standards courts in Germany and the United States have used to combat child pornography, and analyze the approaches specifically related to viewing and possession of CEM. A uniform solution is suggested that criminalizes “knowing access with the intention to view” as a method to handle challenges related to the definition of possession.