Category Archives: Child Pornography Charges
10 Things To Know About Felony Child Porn Charges in Texas
If you think you are being investigated on child pornography charges, then it’s wise to be proactive and learn all you can about state and federal laws for sex crimes and how fast your world can be turned upside down with an arrest. Child Porn Arrests Can Mean Jail and Sex Offender Registry Sentencing can…
Probation In A Federal Child Porn Case: Case Study by Defense Attorney Michael Lowe
An Arlington family hired Texas defense attorney Michael Lowe to defend their son on a potential federal trafficking of child pornography. A few days before, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) under Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) executed a federal search warrant for computers and hard drives at the Arlington family residence. Mr. Lowe’s client was…
When Sexting is a Crime in Texas
Last Friday, former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner pled guilty in a federal court to the felony charge of transferring obscene material to a minor as part of a plea deal. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for September 8, 2017. It’s understood that as part of the plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney General’s Office,…
Child Pornography: Defending Against Overreaching Investigations Using the Internet
Here in Texas, specific teams of law enforcement are dedicated to investigating, arresting, and prosecuting child pornography laws. Their focus is solely on building cases against individuals violating either state or federal child porn statutes. That’s fine. Task forces have been around for years. Overreaching Child Porn Investigations Violate the Law The problem today is…
Texas Sex Offender Registry List Is Huge But Not Every Listed Sex Offender Is an Adult Who Committed a Sex Crime
Last week, the Austin American Statesman published some pretty important facts about the State of Texas’ Sex Offender Registry. The Austin newspaper’s investigation needs to have lots of state-wide scrutiny because what is being revealed by the Statesman is critical information for every Texan. The Statesman’s full investigative piece was published online on July 14,…
Child Porn Charges: Busted By FBI Computer Surveillance and Now, Private Web Hackers on Social Media
Federal authorities in North Texas and the Dallas – Fort Worth metro area are working very hard it seems at investigating and charging people with child pornography sex crime charges. . Recent Computer-Related Federal Child Porn Charges Consider the following five examples of news releases from the local FBI (Dallas) office and the U.S….
Creepshot Law Held Unconstitutional: New Cases in Texas Child Pornography Defense
The prosecution of child pornography cases just got a bit harder here in Texas after the highest criminal court in the state, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, issued its opinion last week regarding photographs taken of children in public places here. The court ruled that “upskirt” photographs are not illegal, no matter how disturbing…
Expect More People to Face Child Pornography Charges as Online Investigation into EMail and Search Queries Expand in 2014
Earlier this week, an Arlington man named Barry Robert Turner was sentenced by federal judge John McBryde to 40 years behind bars in a federal prison in a sentencing hearing that came about after Turner pled guilty to one felony count of distribution of child pornography. In the FBI news release, Turner’s crime is described…
Federal Child Pornography Charges Often Involve Federal Surveillance of Online Communications, Personal Email Records, Stored Computer Files
Child pornography (possession or promotion) is a serious felony under both federal statute (18 USC Section 2256(B)(8)) and Texas law (Texas Penal Code Section 43.26) and law enforcement in the Dallas area continues to target their investigations into this type of crime. In these cases, government access to computer information without the person’s knowledge and…
