Category Archives: Illegal Pornography
Girlfriend Not Agent For 4th Amendment Purposes
For most cellphone owners, the pocket-size device has become their address book, photo album, personal journal, bank account, news source, calendar, social network, and…
Texas Father and Son Both Charged with Child Pornography
A Texas father and son were charged with felony child pornography crimes. They now face a total of 70 years in prison. Earlier this…
Adults Have No Lawful Business in The Playpen
Playpen operated a “dark web” site that served, until it was shut down by the FBI, as a Walmart for child pornography. The clandestine…
The Dark Web Creates Challenges for FBI, Federal Agents Seeking Warrants
The dark web is a mysterious place that is open to nefarious and illicit human behavior. In an April 2017 Stanford Law Review article…
Larry Nassar’s Child Porn Sentence Means He Won’t Ever Do Time for Assaults
Larry Nassar was once a prominent physician with USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University Athletics. His complete fall from grace occurred recently when he…
Hand Drawn Pornography by Inmate Leads to Harsh Sentencing
Section 1466A(b)(1) & (d)(5) of Title 18, United States Code, makes it a criminal offense to knowingly produce, distribute, receive, or possession with the…
FBI’s “Network Investigative Technique” in Child Porn Cases
Congress and the federal courts have long adhered to the premise that child pornography websites cause “significant social harm.” The U.S. Supreme Court in…
The Perils of Mapplethorpe’s “Rosie” in Texas
Robert Mapplethorpe was a well-known, albeit controversial, American photographer who is renowned for his ”stylized black and white photography,” including celebrity portraits, male and…
Appeals Court Reverses Mandatory Sentence for Sex Offender
According to a January 2017 report by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the number of federal offenders serving a period of supervised release—post-prison community monitoring…
Federal Sentencing Remains a Journey of Uncertainty
There was a time when federal sentencing was rather straightforward. A convicted defendant, either through a guilty plea or a jury verdict, appeared before…
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