Q: I am looking for some information and I cannot seem to find it anywhere. Where can I find out what is specifically legal and not legal in terms of internet sexual activity? There are lots of lines that may be easy to cross and the boundaries and they are not clear and sometimes seem to contradictory.
I understand about soliciting minors (which I would not do) but I am thinking in other terms like chat rooms and what can be said or not.
I am not some weird guy in a raincoat but I just want to be sure that I am not crossing any lines that I am unaware of.
A: SFSI is not a legal aid organization. We can’t fully answer this question but we will try. Communities vary in different parts of the world as to what is prosecuted. But, as far as we can tell there is nothing illegal about sex between consenting adults. If it’s legal for you to have sex as an adult and with adults where you live (i.e. many countries of the world) then it is legal to have sexy chat on the Internet.
The tricky part about cybersex is that you may actually be soliciting someone who is underage, so it’s best to ask the person’s age before virtually getting it on. If you are very worried about this issue you could limit yourself to using sex chat sites that require payment via credit card. That will weed out a lot of curious under-age users.
Another thing is that a chat session between two people is considered protected under privacy laws, however an open chat room is not. So you might want to be more careful about what you say in open chat forums. It’s also a good idea to familiarize yourself with the nettiquette in any particular chat arena. Usually there are FAQs posted somewhere, or you can just ask around.
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