Re: Exhibitionism on Omegle
First, your assumption that the others were in the U.S. simply because they spoke with you in English might be wrong. While the U.S. is the nation with the largest number of native English speakers (i.e. English is their first language), it is of course not the only one. They might have been in the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or a number of other island nations where English is the primary language. Then there is the fact that English is a widely learned second language, so there are significant numbers of people who speak English in a lot of countries around the world. My point here is that since you don’t know in what country these people were located you don’t know what nation’s laws might apply here.
If you are correct and they are in the U.S. then a similar problem is presented. The U.S. has 50 states, the District of Columbia (DC), and several territories and possessions, each with their own criminal laws. In the U.S., most criminal law is at that level, not the national level.
With that said, if this was in the U.S., your biggest problem here would likely be if you are also under age 18. If you are under age 18, then your exhibition of your genitals would amount to child pornography, the distribution of which is illegal in the U.S. under federal law and the law of at least some states. That said, for this one incident I think it unlikely you’d be extradited to the U.S. for prosecution. You were not, after all, exploiting any minor other than yourself.
If you are over 18 but they were under age, then you might still face some risk of distribution of pornography to minors, but such charges are generally not that serious and not something any jurisdiction in the U.S. would put much time into investigating, let alone extraditing you from Spain to prosecute.
Bottom line is that if they were in the U.S. I think it is unlikely anything will come of this. But I suggest that in the future you not get involved with this sort of thing with anonymous people on the internet since it is very difficult to verify ages and locations of people on web cams. There are some countries where what you did would be a crime even if those other people were adults, after all.
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First, your assumption that the others were in the U.S. simply because they spoke with you in English might be wrong. While the U.S. is the nation with the largest number of native English speakers (i.e. English is their first language), it is of course not the only one. They might have been in the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or a number of other island nations where English is the primary language. Then there is the fact that English is a widely learned second language, so there are significant numbers of people who speak English in a lot of countries around the world. My point here is that since you don’t know in what country these people were located you don’t know what nation’s laws might apply here.
If you are correct and they are in the U.S. then a similar problem is presented. The U.S. has 50 states, the District of Columbia (DC), and several territories and possessions, each with their own criminal laws. In the U.S., most criminal law is at that level, not the national level.
With that said, if this was in the U.S., your biggest problem here would likely be if you are also under age 18. If you are under age 18, then your exhibition of your genitals would amount to child pornography, the distribution of which is illegal in the U.S. under federal law and the law of at least some states. That said, for this one incident I think it unlikely you’d be extradited to the U.S. for prosecution. You were not, after all, exploiting any minor other than yourself.
If you are over 18 but they were under age, then you might still face some risk of distribution of pornography to minors, but such charges are generally not that serious and not something any jurisdiction in the U.S. would put much time into investigating, let alone extraditing you from Spain to prosecute.
Bottom line is that if they were in the U.S. I think it is unlikely anything will come of this. But I suggest that in the future you not get involved with this sort of thing with anonymous people on the internet since it is very difficult to verify ages and locations of people on web cams. There are some countries where what you did would be a crime even if those other people were adults, after all.
Thanks for your response. You couldn't have done it easier to understand than this. Really, thank you.
My case is: I am over 18 and they MIGHT be underage, but they are from the US because they told me they were from San Diego (I just remembered it). So yes, I also think that would be a bit ridiculous to investigate. Plus these people I chat with were obviously amused and the chat end soon, I can't imagine them thinking later "hey, let's sue this guy because we are minors".
also I found this:
Under Spanish law, extradition is not possible for citizens located in Spain for a conduct that is not a crime in Spain. No one can be extradited unless the offense is a crime in both countries and carries a prison sentence of at least 1 year.
In my country, just showing your genitals by cam to a minor wouldn't be a crime, I'm pretty sure. Other things like requesting child pornography and store it would be a crime, but not my case.
I feel very relieved right now. I hope this event help me mature and stop doing silly things on Internet.
Thank you very much again for your time and understable response.
Re: Exhibitionism on Omegle
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My question involves criminal law for the state of: US / SPAIN
I know this is kind of stupid, but I'm really worried, till the point I can't sleep.
I felt horny and I thought it would be a fun idea to "flash penis" on Omegle. I came across the chat of 2 girls and 1 guy that seemed pretty young. I can't tell if they were underage or not, but I'm thinking they might have been and I'm so worried.
The chat wasn't longer than 3 min and they seemed to have fun while seeing my genitals. I dind't show my face or give any personal info.
My question is: can I be arrested for sex offenses to minors? I wish I never did this. I will never ever do something as stupid as this... I'm sorry.
We talked in english so I assume they were from the US. I'm from Spain, can I be extradited to the US just for a little case of exhibition?
Maybe I'm freaking out too much but I can't help it. Please help me.
I very highly doubt anyone is coming after you for flashing your penis for a few seconds. But perhaps lesson learned you don't go flashing your penis on any apps, social media or the Internet period. Just keep it in your pants and only show it to another consenting adult.
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I very highly doubt anyone is coming after you for flashing your penis for a few seconds. But perhaps lesson learned you don't go flashing your penis on any apps, social media or the Internet period. Just keep it in your pants and only show it to another consenting adult.
Lesson learned for sure... Actually I'm so depressed about this that I don't even want to think about anything sex-related.
I also highly doubt I can get into trouble for this, moreover they would have to make an international case and I don't think I'm a criminal...
Thanks for your response, will keep things polite for the rest of my life, this anxiety I feel right now is the price to pay I guess.
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...I don't even want to think about anything sex-related.
Don't worry about it - I'm sure that will only last about 5 minutes. :friendly_wink:
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Don't worry about it - I'm sure that will only last about 5 minutes. :friendly_wink:
I'm pretty scared even the day after.
The US laws are so strict. Here in Spain I would never go to jail if this was my first time doing this. I can't get the idea of prison and my life being ruined out of my head... I'm not a pedophile and I would never touch a minor...
Guys, don't ever do sex shit on the internet... is not worth the remorse.
Re: Exhibitionism on Omegle
Oh, for the love of Pete, park the drama llama. You're not going to be extradited and you're not going to jail.
You did something stupid, that's for true. I have never understood this apparent fascination men think other people have with their junk. I don't have a clue why so many Y-chromosomers think the world wants to see it. It's just not that unique.
But the Federal government of the US is far too busy yanking health care away from its own citizens and making asses of themselves denying climate change, to worry about some Spanish dude who doesn't know enough to keep his hands off his zipper and flashes someone who may or may not be underage and may or may not even be in the US.
Keep it zipped and keep away from from video cams and stop freaking out over something that's never going to happen.
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But the Federal government of the US is far too busy yanking health care away from its own citizens and making asses of themselves denying climate change, to worry about some Spanish dude who doesn't know enough to keep his hands off his zipper and flashes someone who may or may not be underage and may or may not even be in the US.
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Oh, for the love of Pete, park the drama llama. You're not going to be extradited and you're not going to jail.
You did something stupid, that's for true. I have never understood this apparent fascination men think other people have with their junk. I don't have a clue why so many Y-chromosomers think the world wants to see it. It's just not that unique.
But the Federal government of the US is far too busy yanking health care away from its own citizens and making asses of themselves denying climate change, to worry about some Spanish dude who doesn't know enough to keep his hands off his zipper and flashes someone who may or may not be underage and may or may not even be in the US.
Keep it zipped and keep away from from video cams and stop freaking out over something that's never going to happen.
Thank you. You even made me smile.
I gues the thread is resolved. Thank you everyone