Child-Sex Organization Denied Tax-Exempt Status

The Internal Revenue Service has revoked the tax-exempt status of an organization that seeks to decriminalize consensual sexual activity between adults and minors.

The organization had applied to receive tax-exempt status, saying that its charitable mission was to work for “law change to protect the rights of sexual-active consenting kids and adults, and to amend child pornography law; to provide counseling to sexual-active kids and adults; and scientific studies; educational and artistic.”

The group’s founder and executive director said in filings with the IRS that he had served prison time for two counts of sex abuse with minors before starting the organization. The man was listed as its sole officer and board member.

The IRS denied the request, saying that it organizations that work to violate laws do not have a charitable purpose. As is its policy in these rulings, the organization was not named.