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BANzai Rastafarai wrote:Is there a law against harbouring/in your possession pornographic materials locally? And by extension (seeing that the SSA is working now re: capturing of prank caller) How does that affect locals viewing pornography online if the former is indeed an actual offense?
SSA gonna make a money like Sgt. Phillip who does operate the Priority Bus Route Sting Operations.
PORT OF SPAIN, Feb 14 1996 (IPS) - The arrest of Trinidadian zoo curator Hans Boos in Miami on child pornography charges has stirred a hornets nest of speculation surrounding the sex industry here with the launching of an official investigation into several cases of missing children.
Boos was originally arrested and charged by local authorities in 1993 for possession of pornographic literature. The court had ordered the destruction of a large collection ofr video tapes, photographs and magazines some of which featured the popular zoo keeper in various sexual positions with a number of young women.
Since then U.S. authorities began keeping a close eye on Boos and when he was arrested as he disembarked from a flight from Trinidad to Miami on Feb. 5, there was sufficient evidence to have him charged with starring in and distributing child pornography.
It is being alleged that he not only swapped such material with foreign connections as far as Thailand, the United Kingdom and Germany but that he had personally engaged in sex acts with young children.
On Tuesday Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj announced the setting up of a special unit within the police service to investigate several cases of missing children that might have been linked to an alleged pornography ring.
The Boos incident has also put the spotlight on teenage prostitution, a phenomenon that has been described as one of the fastest growing sub-sectors of the local sex trade.
zoom rader wrote:BANzai Rastafarai wrote:Is there a law against harbouring/in your possession pornographic materials locally? And by extension (seeing that the SSA is working now re: capturing of prank caller) How does that affect locals viewing pornography online if the former is indeed an actual offense?
SSA gonna make a money like Sgt. Phillip who does operate the Priority Bus Route Sting Operations.
Yes you can get charged for it,
Hans Boos was busted for this years ago.PORT OF SPAIN, Feb 14 1996 (IPS) - The arrest of Trinidadian zoo curator Hans Boos in Miami on child pornography charges has stirred a hornets nest of speculation surrounding the sex industry here with the launching of an official investigation into several cases of missing children.
Boos was originally arrested and charged by local authorities in 1993 for possession of pornographic literature. The court had ordered the destruction of a large collection ofr video tapes, photographs and magazines some of which featured the popular zoo keeper in various sexual positions with a number of young women.
Since then U.S. authorities began keeping a close eye on Boos and when he was arrested as he disembarked from a flight from Trinidad to Miami on Feb. 5, there was sufficient evidence to have him charged with starring in and distributing child pornography.
It is being alleged that he not only swapped such material with foreign connections as far as Thailand, the United Kingdom and Germany but that he had personally engaged in sex acts with young children.
On Tuesday Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj announced the setting up of a special unit within the police service to investigate several cases of missing children that might have been linked to an alleged pornography ring.
The Boos incident has also put the spotlight on teenage prostitution, a phenomenon that has been described as one of the fastest growing sub-sectors of the local sex trade.
http://www.ipsnews.net/1996/02/trinidad ... -business/
Taken from the proposed Cyber Crime Bill which seems focused on 'child pornography'
Part 1 Item 17(d) http://www.ttparliament.org/legislations/b2014h05g.pdf
No specific mention of 'pornographic photos' in general.
In 2014 the then AG spoke about '..laws on revenge porn..' though nothing has been passed as far as I know. However, defamation of character can come into play.
But do read the bill and in particular the item / section quoted wink emoticon
Would like to be corrected if I'm wrong on any assumptions made.
Laws of Trinidad & Tobago
"Summary Offences Chap. 11:02 - 46(g)
any person who offers for sale or distribution or who exhibits to public view, any profane, indecent, or obscene book, paper, print, drawing, painting, or representation.
the law only applies to profane, indecent or obscene material that is for sale or distribution or placed in public view.Laws of Trinidad & Tobago
"Summary Offences Chap. 11:02 - 46(g)
any person who offers for sale or distribution or who exhibits to public view, any profane, indecent, or obscene book, paper, print, drawing, painting, or representation.
from what I understand here, if your "stash" is not for sale or distribution by you then you can keep it. However you cannot share it or post it for others to see. That would include sharing on Whatsapp, email, forums, facebook, instagram, snapchat etc.LAWS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Chap. 11:02 Summary Offences
PUBLICATIONS
103. (1) Where a complaint is made upon oath before a
Magistrate that—
(a) the complainant has reason to believe and does
believe that any obscene books, papers, writings,
prints, pictures, drawings, or other representations
are kept in any house, shop, room, or other place
within the limits of the jurisdiction of the Magistrate
for the purpose of sale or distribution, exhibition
for purposes of gain, lending upon hire, or being
otherwise published for purposes of gain; and (b) that one or more articles of the like character have
been sold, distributed, exhibited, lent, or otherwise
published as mentioned above, at or in connection
with such place, so as to satisfy such Magistrate
that the belief of the complainant is well founded,
and where such Magistrate is also satisfied that
any of such articles so kept for any of the purposes
mentioned above are of such a character and
description that the publication of them would be
an offence punishable under section 5 of the
Criminal Offences Act or paragraph (g) of
section 46 of this Act, the Magistrate may give
authority by special warrant to any constable to
enter into such house, shop, room, or other place,
with such assistance as may be necessary, in the
daytime, and if necessary to use force by breaking
open doors or otherwise, and to search for and
seize all such books, papers, writings, prints,
pictures, drawings, or other representations found
in such house, shop, room, or other place, and to
carry all the articles so seized before the
Magistrate issuing the warrant, or some other
Magistrate exercising the same jurisdiction.
(2) Such Magistrate shall thereupon issue a summons
calling upon the occupier of the house or other place which may
have been so entered by virtue of the warrant, to appear within
seven days before such Magistrate to show cause why the articles
so seized should not be destroyed.
(3) If the occupier or some other person claiming to be
the owner of the articles does not appear within the time
mentioned above, or if he appears and the Magistrate is satisfied
that the articles or any of them are of the character stated in the
warrant, and that the articles or any of them have been kept for
any of the purposes mentioned above, the Magistrate shall order
the articles so seized, except such of them as he may consider
necessary to be preserved as evidence in some further proceeding,
to be destroyed at the expiration of the time allowed for lodging
an appeal unless notice of appeal is given, and such articles shall
be in the meantime impounded.
(4) If the Magistrate is satisfied that the articles seized
are not of the character stated in the warrant, or have not been kept
for any of the purposes mentioned above, he shall forthwith direct
them to be restored to the occupier of the house or other place in
which they were seized.
104. Any person who—
(a) affixes to or inscribes on any land, building, wall,
hoarding, gate, fence, pillar, post, board, tree, or
any other thing whatsoever, so as to be visible to
any person being in or passing along any street
or being in any house; or
(b) delivers, sends, or exhibits to any person being
in or passing along any street; or
(c) throws into any house, yard, or premises; or
(d) exhibits to public view in the window of any
house or shop,
any picture or printed or written matter which is of an indecent or
obscene nature, is liable to a fine of four hundred dollars.
you feel that end to end encryption is real?MISHI wrote:Few yrs ago I asked an officer regarding this very thing... and the simple response was "as long as you not lending or selling or making it available to anyone, it is not illegal to keep."
Thing is though, how exactly are they going to try to snoop on people using whatsapp for example with end to end encryption?
mero wrote:Life sentence for dougla boy tbh
As it relates to Posting. Postings is distribution. And yes flow can be charged. Consider that the law was mean t8 prevent such material coming into public space. Consumers might want but flow isnt to provide or sell subs to as dat is technically distribution as their units are the source and you are paying for that. It's very subjective though
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