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Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.670 (2026)

Using child in display of sexually explicit conduct

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      163.670 Using child in display of sexually explicit conduct. (1) A person commits the crime of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct if the person:

      (a) Employs, authorizes, permits, compels or induces a child to participate or engage in sexually explicit conduct for any person to observe or to record in a visual recording; or

      (b) Knowingly records in a visual recording a child participating or engaging in sexually explicit conduct.

      (2) Using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct is a Class A felony. [1985 c.557 §3; 1987 c.864 §3; 1991 c.664 §5; 2011 c.515 §2; 2023 c.407 §2]

 

      163.672 [1991 c.664 §2; repealed by 1995 c.768 §16]

 

      163.673 [1987 c.864 §4; 1991 c.664 §6; repealed by 1995 c.768 §16]

 

      163.675 [1985 c.557 §4; repealed by 1987 c.864 §15]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 105 cases (52 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: State v. Parra-Sanchez, 527 P.3d 1008 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
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State v. Parra-Sanchez, 527 P.3d 1008 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 61× “Washington County Circuit Court 18CR25111; A169096 527 P3d 1008 In this criminal appeal, defendant challenges his conviction for several counts of using his daughter in a display of sexually explicit conduct, ORS 163.670. Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of…”
State v. Carey-Martin, 430 P.3d 98 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 47× “" 1 Included among the sex crimes defined as "major felony sex crime[s]" is the crime of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, ORS 163.670. 2 Defendant was sentenced under Ballot Measure 73 for 10 convictions for conduct that occurred over a period of about a…”
State v. Clay, 457 P.3d 330 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 34× “670 does not apply to observing oneself sexually abusing a child or observing a child’s sexual or intimate parts in connection with one’s own sexual abuse of the child.”
State v. Meyer, 852 P.2d 879 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 41× “ORS 163.670. He assigns error to the court's denial of his motion to suppress [1] and to the overruling of his demurrer to the indictments charging violations of ORS 163.”
State v. Cazee, 482 P.3d 140 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 16× “748 Argued and submitted December 13, 2019; convictions for using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, ORS 163.670, reversed, remaining convictions reversed and remanded, otherwise affirmed January 27, 2021 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v.”
State v. Hunt, 346 P.3d 1285 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 16× “405 and ORS 163.670. With respect to the count of attempted use of a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, the information alleged that defendant “did unlawfully attempt to permit [M], a child, to engage in sexually explicit *208 conduct for a person to observe [.”
State v. Stoneman, 920 P.2d 535 (Or. 1996). · cites it 12× “665 (1987), set out above at note 4, and then at ORS 163.670 (1987), which forbade the use of children in displays of sexually explicit conduct: "(1) A person commits the crime of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct if the person employs, authorizes, permits,…”
State v. Horseman, 432 P.3d 258 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 11× “Defendant's convictions include five counts of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, ORS 163.670, based on defendant having repeatedly induced one of the victims to masturbate while defendant watched.”
State v. Zamora, 530 P.3d 914 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 15× “In his second through fourth assign- ments of error, defendant contends that the admission of the victim’s out-of-court statements violated his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses.”
State v. DiMolfetto, 342 Or. App. 456 (Or. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 19× “Those challenges can be broken down into several categories: (1) challenges to the multiple warrants that offi- cers obtained to search the records of the third-party tex- ting applications that he used to contact the victims; (2) a challenge to a warrant to search himself and…”
State v. Porter, 249 P.3d 139 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 12× “Defendant, who was convicted on three counts of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, ORS 163.670, argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal, because the state failed to prove that he “permitted] * * * a child to…”
State v. Rose, 330 P.3d 680 (Or. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 7× “In this criminal case, defendant appeals a judgment convicting him of using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, ORS 163.670. 1 Defendant had an e-mail account with Yahoo!, Inc.”
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— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.670(1) — 23 cases
State v. Cazee, 482 P.3d 140 (Or. Ct. App. 2021). “748 Argued and submitted December 13, 2019; convictions for using a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, ORS 163.670, reversed, remaining convictions reversed and remanded, otherwise affirmed January 27, 2021 STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Respondent, v.”
State v. Parra-Sanchez, 527 P.3d 1008 (Or. Ct. App. 2023). “Washington County Circuit Court 18CR25111; A169096 527 P3d 1008 In this criminal appeal, defendant challenges his conviction for several counts of using his daughter in a display of sexually explicit conduct, ORS 163.670. Defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of…”
State v. Clay, 457 P.3d 330 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “670 does not apply to observing oneself sexually abusing a child or observing a child’s sexual or intimate parts in connection with one’s own sexual abuse of the child.”
State v. Serrano (A173250), 527 P.3d 54 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Bates, 472 P.3d 768 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.670(1)(a) — 8 cases
State v. Propp, 345 Or. App. 376 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
State v. Curry, 560 P.3d 694 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Curry, 336 Or. App. 72 (Or. Ct. App. 2024).
State v. Curry, 344 Or. App. 771 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
State v. Curry, 344 Or. App. 771 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.670(2) — 3 cases
State v. Clay, 457 P.3d 330 (Or. Ct. App. 2019). “670 does not apply to observing oneself sexually abusing a child or observing a child’s sexual or intimate parts in connection with one’s own sexual abuse of the child.”
State v. Propp, 345 Or. App. 376 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
State v. Propp, 345 Or. App. 376 (Or. Ct. App. 2025).
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 163.670(l) — 1 case
State v. Hunt, 346 P.3d 1285 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “405 and ORS 163.670. With respect to the count of attempted use of a child in a display of sexually explicit conduct, the information alleged that defendant “did unlawfully attempt to permit [M], a child, to engage in sexually explicit *208 conduct for a person to observe [.”
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