Sex Offenses

Once a photograph or video is uploaded onto the Internet, it becomes almost impossible to retrieve. When a minor is shown in a sexually explicit manner in any photograph or video, it can be considered child pornography. Such material is considered an exploitation of...

Attorney Mark O'Brien Comments on Child Sex Crime Case ABC Action News Article

Across Florida and throughout America, law enforcement is cracking down hard on those they suspect may be engaging in Internet sex crimes, especially those involving children. These suspects, even if they are innocent, are often treated similarly to those who have...

United States v. Timothy Howard Spriggs, No. 10-14919 (January 10, 2012)This was an appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, led by Circuit Judge Wilson issued an order that Vacated and...

The Sixth Circuit issued a bizarre decision in a child pornography case last week (USA v. Bistline). A rehearing en banc is being sought and the Sixth Circuit Defenders filed an amicus brief. A summary of the case is as follows: The district court judge varied (to one...