Online dating is now a $2 billion industry. More than 49 million in the U.S. have tried online dating, each customer spending nearly $250 a year for the service.
But there are pitfalls and perils in what Berrien County,…
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Online dating is now a $2 billion industry. More than 49 million in the U.S. have tried online dating, each customer spending nearly $250 a year for the service.
But there are pitfalls and perils in what Berrien County,…
Category: Illegal Pornography
Juries don’t always get it right, especially in extremely prejudicial cases involving allegations of sex crimes involving children. But, sometimes, just sometimes, an appeals court is forced, “after reviewing all the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution,”…
Category: Sex Crimes | Uncategorized
The Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause guarantees a criminal defendant the right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses against him. The amendment is made applicable to the States by virtue of the Fourteen Amendment.
However, there are some exceptions to…
Category: Illegal Pornography | Uncategorized
Whether Yuri Bershchansky possessed child pornography in November 2010 in violation of Section 2252 (a) (4) (B) and (b) (2) of Title 28, United States Code, will never be truly known.
Why?
The Department of Homeland Security, in…
Category: Illegal Pornography | Sex Crimes
According to ComputerWorld, a peer-to-peer (P2P) network is created “when two or more PCs are connected and share resources without going through a separate server computer.” Some estimates say that peer-to-peer networks account for anywhere from 43% to 70%…
Category: Illegal Pornography
Federal Judges Must Consider Arguments For Leniency
Sentencing is one of the more complex, and divisive, components in our criminal justice system. Judges at the federal level are under a continuous duty to fashion the appropriate sentence and explain…
Category: Illegal Pornography | Sex Crimes
Federal Judge Struggles with Reasonable Sentence in Child Pornography Case
Representing individuals accused of possessing child pornography is difficult. Any misstep could mean years in prison, an often unnecessary outcome. Mental health experts understand that there is a significant…
Category: Sex Crimes
Supreme Court to Address the Child-Victim Hearsay Exception
As criminal defense lawyers we are often called to represent individuals accused of committing sex crimes against children. As parents, and concerned members of society, we all condemn these most despicable…
Category: Sex Crimes
Indeed, it is a dirty business: websites that expose the most private and intimate moments in a person’s life to destroy their reputation.
Like Sherlock Holmes’ Lady Eva Blackwell who had penned flirtatious letters to a young suitor years…
Category: Sex Crimes | Uncategorized
A favorite tactic of law enforcement is to have an adult agent pose online as a pedophile with access to minors to lure and ensnare potential pedophiles who are using the internet to gain access to minors for sex.
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