S. 4260 — Child Predators Accountability Act

This section expands the criminal prohibitions in 18 U.S.C. §§2251(a) (sexual exploitation of children) and 2260(a) (importation of sexually explicit depictions of minors) to include coercing, or attempting to coerce, any minor to be depicted engaging in sexually explicit conduct (in addition to engaging in such conduct). It also amends 18 U.S.C. §2256 to add a definition of “engage in,” with respect to a minor depicted in a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct, to mean (A) the minor’s participation in the conduct or (B) the depiction of the minor in the visual depiction, regardless of participation, if the defendant intentionally included the minor.