The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has warned the public against sharing sexually explicit videos and photographs involving Senior High School students, cautioning that offenders face prison terms of five to ten years under Ghana’s laws.
In a public notice issued on Monday, December 15, 2025, the Authority said the circulation of such content constitutes a serious criminal offence under Section 62 of the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038), which criminalises the creation, possession, and distribution of indecent images of children.
“The public is hereby reminded that it is a crime to share indecent videos and images of children as specified in the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038). Section 62 of the Act states that a person shall not take, produce, publish/stream, or possess an indecent image or photograph of a child in a computer system or on an electronic device such as a mobile phone,” the notice said.
The CSA stressed that the law applies to individuals, bloggers and institutions alike, noting that digital platforms do not provide immunity from prosecution.
“Any person, blogger or institution who is found circulating sexually explicit videos or photographs of children is liable to a term of imprisonment of not less than 5 years and not more than 10 years,” the Authority warned.
The Authority urged members of the public who come across such material to delete it immediately and refrain from forwarding it; sharing the content, even without malicious intent, amounts to committing an offence.
It further called on the public to report individuals and bloggers involved in circulating the explicit material through the Authority’s cybersecurity and cybercrime incident reporting channels to enable swift enforcement action.
