Court Finds Texts to Pimp Are Not Confidential

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…

Behavior Changes in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Behavior Changes in Child Sexual Abuse Cases Our client was accused of sexually touching another juvenile when our client was fourteen and the other juvenile was more than 36 months younger than our client.  In Washington State, children under the “age of consent” (16) could have sexual contact that is not considered criminal.  However, the Read More…