Alex, Gary, Jade. To be fair to Hawke, he asked about a seventeen year old woman. While a seventeen year old woman seems like a minor to me who is 50, in Britain a seventeen year old woman can get married, have sex and die for her country, though for some reason she is not old enough to vote. I think I am right is saying in just about all European countries a 17 year old can have sex quite freely if she desires so I can't imagine Hawke's scenario is illegal, at least in Europe.

Different countries have different laws about the internet but I think this can only be for downloaded material and not material viewed online. While the US might view 17 year olds as minors, I don't see what the US can do about what is legal in other countries and vice versa. So I would imagine if Hawke uploaded material from a country where it is legal for a seventeen year old to freely participate in such scenario, he would be acting legally.