Sentencing Guidelines
The IWF assesses child sexual abuse content according to the levels set out by the Sentencing Guidelines Council.
Page109 of Part 6A: Indecent Photographs of Children details levels for establishing the seriousness of child sexual abuse images.
Levels Description
1 Images depicting erotic posing with no sexual activity
2 Non-penetrative sexual activity between children or solo masturbation by a child
3 Non-penetrative sexual activity between adults and children
4 Penetrative sexual activity involving a child or children, or both children and adults
5 Sadism or penetration of or by an animal
Page Created: Mon, October 18th, 2004
Page Modified: Fri, February 19th, 2010
