Category Archives: Illegal Pornography
Failure to Give Notice of Warrant Excused by Appeals Court
Federal courts are loathed to reverse a criminal conviction for technical statutory violations. This was evidenced in the January 21, 2016 decision by the Eighth Circuit…
FBI in the Child Pornography Business Again
Several years ago we posted a piece about the FBI seizing and continuing to run a child pornography website between November 16, 2012 and December 2,…
“Porngate” – More than Just a Pennsylvania Judicial Scandal
Political scandals tend to always have a sordid beginning. That is the nature of the “porngate” scandal currently rocking Pennsylvania’s judicial and political systems…
Possession of Child Erotica Insufficient to Provide Probable Cause for Search
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The official website for DHS says its mission is “to…
12 Year Sentence in Child Pornography Case Vacated Due to Court’s Failure to Give Statement of Reasons
John Bradley, the once stout and irreplaceable district Attorney of Williamson County, is like the inexorable march of time—he keeps moving and moving, never…
The “Sadistic Conduct” Enhancement in Federal Child Pornography Cases
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines § 2G2.2(b)(4) authorizes a four-level enhancement in child pornography cases when the images possessed or distributed portray sadistic conduct or depictions…
Rule of Law Prevails Over Bad Facts in Child Sex Crime Case
A little over a decade ago, the New York Times called the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals—which encompasses North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West…
Federal Government Promises to Crack Down on Child Pornography
Last year U.S. Attorney Loretta E. Lynch announced the federal government’s intention to investigate and prosecute cases of child pornography, regardless of the scale…
Fifth Circuit Adds to Definition of Sex Offender Requiring Registration
On September 23, 2015, the Fifth Circuit in United States v. Schofield added a new offense in the definition to the Sex Offender and…
Child Pornography Case Overturned After Appeal Court Finds Circumstantial Evidence Fell Short
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…
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