Malaysia legislation
Section 10
Section 10
Accessing, etc., child sexual abuse material
Any person who accesses, or has in his possession or control, any child sexual abuse material commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to both.
Explanation— A person is said to access child sexual abuse material if he knowingly causes child sexual abuse material to be viewed by, or transmitted to, himself.
(a)
A receives an e-mail from an unknown sender with an untitled attachment. A opens the attachment without knowing that the attachment contains child sexual abuse material. Upon viewing the content of the attachment, A immediately deletes the e-mail from his e-mail account. A is not guilty of an offence under this section.
(b)
A receives an e-mail from an unknown sender with an untitled attachment. A opens the attachment without knowing that the attachment contains child sexual abuse material. Upon viewing the content of the attachment and despite knowing that the attachment contains child sexual abuse material, A continuously views the child sexual abuse material. A is guilty of an offence under this section.
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(c)
A uses B’s computer and discovers a document containing child sexual abuse material stored in the computer’s hard disk. A transmits the said documents into his pen drive and keeps the pen drive in his office. A is guilty of an offence under this section.