Category Archives: Internet Sex Crimes
Understanding Federal Internet Sex Crimes
The digital age has made the internet a central part of daily life. This has been beneficial in countless ways, but it has also…
Texas Criminalizes Texting Unwanted Explicit Images
It has always been indecent, and criminal, for anyone in Texas to expose their anus or any part of their genitalia with the intent…
Peer to Peer Federal Sentencing Enhancement
Between 1997 and 2010, according to a report by Families Against Mandatory Minimums (“FAMM”), sentences in child pornography cases increased by 500 percent. That…
Texas Revenge Porn Statute Unconstitutional… Maybe
In 2015, at the behest of State Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, the Texas Legislature enacted Texas Penal Code, Section 21.16(b)—more commonly known as the…
SCOTUS: Ban on Social Media for Sex Offenders Violates First Amendment
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children reports that there are roughly 747,000 registered sex offenders in the United States. The Parents for…
The Vicki Series Continues to Secure Disparate Restitution Awards
Vicki is a victim of child pornography. It began when she was 10 years of age. Pictures and videos depicting her bound, raped and…
Sentencing Disparity in Federal Cases Borders on Insanity
Sentencing disparity in child pornography cases is an infectious virus undermining the integrity of the federal judiciary. We discussed this problem as far back…
Unconstitutional, Void Offense Cannot be Used to Violate Probation
Texas Penal Code § 21.15(b)(1) made it a crime to photograph someone “without the person’s consent” and “with intent to arouse or gratify the…
“Clear and Obvious” Sentencing Error Does Not Affect Fairness of Judicial Proceeding
Aaron Wikkerink had an extensive criminal history that included a conviction for a sex offense (aggravated incest that had resulted in an eight-year prison…
FBI’s “End Justifies the Means’ Mentality Generating Increased Judicial Scrutiny
The FBI has a sordid history of being cavalier about the Constitutional protections guaranteed the people of this country, a reputation that lingers since…
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