What is child pornography? Child pornography refers to any material that depicts a minor engaged in sexual activity. It could be a magazine, book, text description, photograph or video. The minor in question must not have provided consent to participate in such acts....
Child Pornography Possession in Maryland Explained
What is child pornography? Child pornography is defined as any visual materials that show a minor engaging in sexual activity. It could be a video, drawing, text content or a series of photos. In many instances, the child depicted in those materials usually did not...
Maryland Sex Offender Registry: Tier 2 Offenses Explained
What is the sex offender registry? The sex offender registry is a comprehensive database. It contains information on all people who have been convicted of serious sexual offenses. Each state maintains their own sex offender registry, and are updated regularly as new...
Child Pornography in Maryland: FAQs
What is child pornography? Child pornography is any material that shows one or more minors involved in sexual activities. This material may be a video, photos or other multimedia content. Child pornography is often distributed in print form or online. What are the...
Child Pornography and Arrests
Child Pornography and Arrests Child pornography is defined as any material that depicts minors involved in sexually explicit conduct. This type of crime has been taken much more seriously by state and federal courts in recent years. The penalties have also become...
The Weekly Writ: Maryland Legal News You Can Use for June 14, 2021
Today on June 14, 2021, read about: Teens arrested in Ocean City because of vaping. Hate Crime and attempted murder charges for Baltimore attacks in May. Teacher not guilty of sex offense in Anne Arundel County. Man pleads guilty to federal charges in child pornography case. Maryland to review former chief medical examiner’s cases, following his testimony in Derek Chauvin…
Jail for Child Porn Distribution & Other Punishments for Convictions
Federal child pornography laws are extremely harsh. After all, they’re designed to protect some of the most vulnerable citizens: Our minor children. However, as technology has evolved, it’s become much easier to accidentally view or distribute illegal material – even without your knowledge or consent. Without a good child pornography defense team, you may be convicted of distribution. That conviction…
Accidental Child Porn Distribution: How to Protect Yourself
Imagine one day, the police are knocking down your door and accusing you of crazy things – such as downloading child porn. If that seems hard to believe, well, it happens more often than you could think. Even if you didn’t download child porn, you’ll need to take the accusations seriously. After all, there are so many ways that child…
3 Reasons You Hire a Maryland Child Porn Attorney: Don’t Go It Alone
Child pornography is a scary charge to be facing. Don’t panic. It’s time to understand what you’re up against and prepare yourself to fight. And, the best person to help you do that is a criminal defense attorney with experience defending Marylanders against child pornography charges. Modern child pornography cases are quickly evolving from analog to digital, requiring a depth…
Who Investigates Child Pornography? – A Criminal Lawyer’s Experience
Investigating child pornography charges is a long, patient process where investigators sometimes track users for months on end. Investigations are also an immersive process, where detectives use computer professionals and IP address tracking that uses data technology and also relies on information from private companies like home addresses and personal information to track down potential perpetrators. While all this technology…