(a)
(1) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, or coerce any minor or assist any other person to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, or coerce any minor to engage in any sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual medium depicting such conduct.
(2) It is unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, or person having custody or control of a minor knowingly to permit the minor to engage in or to assist any other person to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing any visual medium depicting such conduct.
(3) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, or coerce any minor to engage in or assist any other person to engage in any sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of any performance or to engage in sexual intercourse, sodomy, or to engage in a sexual performance, obscene sexual performance, or obscene sexual conduct that is calculated to promote the violation of the law and the general corruption of morals.
(4) It is unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, or person having custody or control of a minor knowingly to permit the minor to engage in or to assist any another person to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of any performance or to engage in sexual intercourse, sodomy, or to engage in a sexual performance, obscene sexual performance, or obscene sexual conduct that is calculated to promote the violation of the law and the general corruption of morals.
(5) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to create, reproduce, publish, promote, sell, distribute, give, exhibit, or possess with intent to sell or distribute any visual medium that depicts a minor or a portion of a minor's body engaged in any sexually explicit conduct.
(6) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to advertise, sell, purchase, barter, or exchange any material or information whether it be printed, verbal, audio or digital which provides information as to where any visual medium which depicts a minor or a portion of a minor's body engaged in any sexually explicit conduct can be found or purchased.
(7) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to bring or cause to be brought into the Virgin Islands any material that depicts a minor or a portion of a minor's body engaged in any sexually explicit conduct.
(8) It is unlawful for any person knowingly to possess or control any material that depicts a minor or a portion of a minor's body engaged in any sexually explicit conduct.
(b) Any person who violates the provision of this section is guilty of a felony punishable upon conviction by imprisonment for not less than five years or more than 20 years and by a fine of not more than $100,000.