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PROTECT Act of 2003
The PROTECT Act of 2003 authorized fines and/or imprisonment for up to 30 years for U.S. citizens or residents who engage in illicit sexual conduct abroad.
For the purposes of this law, illicit sexual conduct includes commercial sex with anyone under 18, and all sex with anyone under 16. Previous US law was less strict, only punishing those having sex either in contravention of local laws OR in commerce (prostitution); but did not prohibit non-commercial sex with, for example, a 14 year-old if such sex was legal in the foreign territory.
"PROTECT" stands for Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today.
The act was signed into law by President George W. Bush on April 30, 2003.
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