Delaware Code

11 Del. C. § 1111 (2026)

Possession of child pornography; class F felony

✓ current as of May 2026
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A person is guilty of possession of child pornography when:

(1) The person knowingly possesses any visual depiction of a child engaging in a prohibited sexual act or in the simulation of such an act; or

(2) The person knowingly possesses any visual depiction which has been created, adapted, modified or edited so as to appear that a child is engaging in a prohibited sexual act or in the simulation of such an act.

Possession of child pornography is a class F felony.

67 Del. Laws, c. 202, §  171 Del. Laws, c. 467, §§  3, 472 Del. Laws, c. 480, §  15
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2022 · leading case: Shan Chaudhary v. Attorney Gen. United States (3rd Cir. 2022).
Shan Chaudhary v. Attorney Gen. United States (3rd Cir. 2022). · cites it 2× “In August 2019, he pled guilty to five counts of possession of child pornography in violation of 11 Del. C. § 1111 and was sentenced to three years in prison.”
Wilkerson v. Johnson (D. Del. 2020). “§ 1109(4)) and two counts of possession of child pornography (11 Del. C. § 1111), as lesser-included offenses of dealing in child pornography; the State dropped the remaining charges and capped its sentencing recommendation at ten years of Level V incarceration.”
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