SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Officials say the state's weak child pornography law is attracting offenders to New Mexico.
The Albuquerque Journal reports a 2014 New Mexico Supreme Court ruling limits child porn possession charges to a single count regardless of the number of images involved.
Attorney General Hector Balderas plans to try getting previously-failed legislation approved in 2016 to allow a charge to be filed for each image depicting child pornography, as some states do.
Special Agent in Charge Anthony Maez heads the state attorney general's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit and the New Mexico Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Maez said law enforcement has noticed New Mexico's lax rules being discussed online, and that traffickers in child pornography are moving to the state as a result.
He said consequences aren't outweighing the crime.
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Information from: Albuquerque Journal.
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