Malaysia legislation
Section 15A
Section 15A
(a)
offers, procures or makes available a child for a sexual performance;
(b)
makes or causes a child to engage in a sexual performance;
(c)
takes part, whether as a participant or viewer, in a sexual performance by a child;
(d)
advertises, promotes or facilitates a sexual performance by a child; or
(e)
receives any benefit, including monetary benefit, from a sexual performance by a child, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding twenty years and shall also be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, “sexual performance” means any sexually explicit conduct performed before one or more viewers, including one which is recorded or transmitted in whole or in part, by any means including but not limited to electronic, mechanical, digital, optical or magnetic means, or the combination of any means.
(a)
A asks Z, a child, to perform a lap dance on B while being recorded by
A. A then posts the recorded performance of the dance on his social media account. A is guilty of an offence under this section by causing a child to engage in a sexual performance. B is guilty of an offence under this section by taking part as a participant in a sexual performance by a child.
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(b)
A meets B on an online dating application and offers B money to arrange a sex show with B’s children. B has her two children stripped and engaged in a simulated sexually explicit conduct while being livestreamed via a video call with A. A is guilty of an offence under this section by causing a child to engage in a sexual performance and by taking part in a sexual performance by a child. B is guilty of an offence under this section by making available a child for a sexual performance and facilitating a sexual performance by a child.
Sexual extortion of a child