An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual assault material)

Bill C-275 was a Conservative Private Member's Bill amending the Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) to strengthen federal authority on the possession, production, and distribution of sexual-assault material, particularly intimate-image non-consensual distribution under section 162.1 of the Criminal Code. Brought after the 2024 RCMP National Child Exploitation Crime Centre reported a 28-percent year-over-year increase in online child sexual exploitation incidents, including the emergence of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The bill would have created new offences for AI-generated CSAM and increased maximum penalties for child sexual exploitation offences under section 162.1 from 5 to 14 years for indictable offences.