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but yes, simulated (aka virtual or CGI generated) images have been defined as child porn and the ACLU is going after that one big time.
In that case, they must be doing work outside the us since SCOTUS has already weighed in this issue and determined that virtual child porn is protected free speech: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-795.ZO.html
And, the guy in Australia was not "put away" but was fined $3000AU and received a criminal record. http://www.theage.com.au/national/simpsons-cartoon-ripoff-is-child-porn-judge-20081208-6tmk.html. The Australian court held that "the mere fact that they were not realistic representations of human beings did not mean that they could not be considered people."