Under Employment Harmful to Children, which scenarios constitute an offense?

• A. In a sexually oriented commercial activity
• B. In any place of business permitting, requesting, or requiring a child to work nude or topless
• C. Both A and B
• D. Neither A nor B

Answer: (C)

Employment Harmful to Children targets situations that place a minor in a sexually exploitative or demeaning work environment. The two scenarios clearly fit this protection. First, involving a child in sexually oriented commercial activity uses the minor to serve a sexual market, which the statute bars to prevent sexual exploitation. Second, a business that permits, asks, or forces a child to work nude or topless places the minor in a sexually explicit or degrading setting, which the law also prohibits. The common goal of the statute is to shield children from exposure to sexual exploitation and harmful working conditions, so both situations are offenses.