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Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 19 September 2009
Four years ago, a 14-year-old woman known only by her initials, C.E., joking asked 18-year-old Jorge Canal to send her a cellphone photo of his penis. The practice of sending nude photos, now known as 'sexting,' was growing increasingly popular in their circle of friends.
Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 10 September 2009
Tagged in: text message(s) , screen name(s) , online predators , murder , mobile forensics , instant messaging , e-mail(s) , criminal , Craigslist , cloud forensics , cellphone , America Online
Last April, a murder in Boston's tony Back Bay made headlines across the country. From one perspective, there was sadly nothing remarkable about the crime: a woman advertising erotic services ("massage") was assaulted and murdered by a customer. But what caught everyone's attention was the fact that the alleged killer found his victim on Craigslist, an online classified advertising site that included a category called "Erotic Services."
Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 04 September 2009
The rise in the number of 'sexting' cases by high school and even middle school students is causing alarm for school boards across the country. In an article for The School Administrator, Illinois Association of School Administrators legal counsel Sara Boucek argues that now is the time for school boards to begin thinking how their districts and school administrators should respond if a sexting incident is reported.
Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 04 September 2009
Charges that Isaac Owusu, an 18-year-old former South Burlington (Vt.) High School student, pressured two female fellow students into sending him explicit cellphone photos and videos were dropped yesterday as part of a plea agreement with state prosecutors. Owusu plead guilty to two counts of prohibited acts and one count of lascivious conduct.
Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 03 July 2009
Despite its self-proclaimed purity pledge, the Apple iTunes App Store has been flirting with adult themes and content for some time now. The store is well-stocked with with apps featuring nearly-nude women in scanty bathing suits and lingerie. With the release of the iPhone OS 3.0, which includes a parental control feature, app developers are promising to include topless photos as soon as they are approved by the App Store vetting team.
Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 01 June 2009
A Queens, NY teacher is being held on $100,000 bail after hundreds of cell phone text messages revealed a steamy relationship between her and a 14-year-old student in her social studies class.
Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 12 January 2009
There is an interesting article this morning by long-time tech writer Declan McCullough in the CNN Police Blotter about the legality of warrantless searches of mobile devices. The question is taking on growing importance given the scope and quantity of information that such devices can hold. So far, the courts have not settled on a single answer as to whether mobile devices can legally be searched during an arrest without a warrant. McCullough summarizes two recent cases that reached opposite results.
Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 05 January 2009
A new trend in teen communications is causing problems for parents and school administrators: students sending nude photos of themselves to their classmates, a practice that his been dubbed "sexting." The phenomenon received some coverage recently in South Burlington, VT, when a 17-year-old basketball player was suspended for alleged sexual assaults. During the course of the investigation, officials found nude photos that had been sent to him by a number of his female classmates.
Posted by: Frederick Lane
on 03 November 2008
An investigation of alleged improper sexual contact between an Israeli high school teacher and one of her students may get a boost from the forensic recovery of a cellphone video. According to reports, another student used her cellphone to record video of kissing and other inappropriate displays of affection between the teacher and student.
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