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sexual assault

United States v. Courtright, No. 09-2880 (S.D. Ill. 1-13-2011)

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 22 March 2011

Tagged in: U.S. District Court (S.D. Illinois) , sexual assault , peer-to-peer software , MySpace , LimeWire , laptop , Illinois , digital camera

Conviction affirmed -- Defendant was convicted of production, possession, and receipt of child pornography, and was sentenced to life plus ten years in prison. Defendant appealed, arguing that the district court erred by admitting evidence of a prior sexual assault, and by issuing improper jury instructions.

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Diary of an Entrapment? Vanity Fair Studies a Sexual Predator Case

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 27 December 2009

Tagged in: sexual assault , screen name(s) , police procedure , law enforcement agents , instant messaging , criminal , chat room(s)

In the December 2009 issue of Vanity Fair, contributing editor Mark Bowden takes a close look at an Internet sexual predator case and raises some interesting questions about police investigative procedures.

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Wisconsin Teen Charged with Blackmailing Female Students for Nude Photos

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 28 October 2009

Tagged in: Wisconsin , students , sexual assault , sexting , public schools , mobile forensics , iPhone/iPad/iPod , child pornography , cellphone

In Wisconsin, a high school freshman has been charged with multiple felony counts stemming from the discovery of dozens of nude and semi-nude female classmates and girls from surrounding schools. The case not only illustrates the growing problem of sexting in secondary schools, but also the challenges faced by forensic examiners in today's fast-moving electronic society.

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Oregon Woman Avoids Lengthy Jail Time for Sexting Offense

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 19 October 2009

Tagged in: sexual assault , sexting , public schools , Oregon , child pornography , cellphone , bestiality

An unnamed Oregon woman, 18, struck a deal with prosecutors to avoid serving as many as 12 years in prison for her role in an April 2008 sexting incident. Her name was not reported because she was a minor when the illegal conduct took place.

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Text Messages Reveal Student-Teacher Relationship

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 01 June 2009

Tagged in: text message(s) , sexual assault , public schools , cellphone

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.

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Cellphone Video May Aid Israeli Student Sexual Assault Investigation

Posted by: Frederick Lane on 03 November 2008

Tagged in: video(s) , video forensics , sexual assault , mobile forensics , Israel , cellphone

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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