Purchasing sex via internet ads rarely turns out the way customers intend. Often, the experiences have serious legal consequences. In the 2018 case of Mr. Hopper, he was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor. His criminal case hinged on text messages found on the phone of an underage prostitute’s pimp. Hopper searched “Backpage.com” (which Read More…
Category: Search Warrants
Child Pornography Distributed Using “Peer-to-Peer” File Sharing Networks
Criminals are taking advantage of technological advancements to obtain and distribute child pornography. There are networking programs known as “peer-to-peer” (P2P) that allow for distribution and sharing of digital media. In a recent case, a Mr. Maddox installed a “free” peer-to-peer file sharing program from the Internet, known as ARES. Law enforcement is quite Read More…
Cell Phone Warrant In Child Pornography Case Violated Fourth Amendment
Marc Daniel McKee was convicted of four counts of “possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct”, commonly known as child pornography. The police had a warrant to seize McKee’s cell phone. He claimed the seizure of child porn on his cell phone was obtained during an illegal search. He filed an Read More…