Interactions and images relayed over the Internet-based telecommunications system Skype are considered to be “computer depictions” under Pennsylvania’s child pornography laws, the state Superior Court has ruled.

A three-judge panel affirmed the sentence of 30 months to 10 years’ incarceration handed down to Ty M. Levy by a Lycoming County judge for sexual abuse of children, unlawful communication with minors, and disseminating obscene materials, among other charges.