In the U.S. Short Answer = > * **Yes**, Joe can get into trouble. > * **No**, it does not matter if Joe requested the pictures. > > and... > >* **Yes**, **Jane** can also get into trouble. In the U.S., child pornography is a federal **statutory offense** and carries **strict liability**. The criminal threshold is "sufficiently suggestive" images of minors under the age of 18.