H.R. 6732: Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act of 2025

This bill, titled the Coercion and Sexual Abuse Free Environment Act of 2025 (CSAFE Act), seeks to enhance existing legal protections against the coercion of minors. It proposes amendments to Title 18 of the United States Code concerning unlawful coercion specifically targeting children.

Key Provisions

The bill aims to address the following points:

• New Offenses: It introduces a new provision that makes it illegal to intentionally compel a minor to engage in harmful activities. This includes:
• Self-harm, including suicide or attempted suicide.
• Animal crushing, as defined by federal law.
• Abusive or degrading nonsexual conduct, regardless of whether physical harm occurs.
• Engagement in sexually explicit conduct.
• Obscene speech.
• Penalties: The bill stipulates penalties for those who violate these provisions, including:
• A fine, imprisonment for up to 10 years, or both for general violations.
• Increased penalties (up to 20 years) if serious bodily injury results from the violation.
• Life imprisonment or significant terms of years if the violation results in death.
• Definition of "Compel": The bill defines the term compel to include various forms of coercion, such as threats, extortion, blackmail, fraud, deceit, or manipulation used against minors.

Considerations

The legislation also includes an amendment to redefine aspects of juvenile delinquency related to sections addressing sexual offenses, thereby broadening the scope of legal protection available to minors.

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