When laws are hastily written, vague or overly broad, they can do more harm than good. I have previously written about the criminal sexual offense of Dealing in Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct. That crime is currently defined as any person that “develops, duplicates, publishes, prints, disseminates, exchanges, finances, attempts to Read More…
Tag: Internet Sex Crimes
Undercover Cops Pose as Escort Via Text Message
Undercover prostitution stings are nothing new. There is a very good chance the escort you hired through alternative print media, Craigslist, or the Internet is actually an undercover police officer. You are likely being lured down a path of personal destruction and criminal prosecution. From TV and movies, we’ve learned that a john gets pinched Read More…
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…