A Florida puppeteer who entertained children at birthday parties and school events was recently arrested for an Internet sex crime. Federal agents discovered the man had been chatting online with child pornography suspects about kidnapping, sexually abusing and...
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Month: July 2012
Florida postal worker charged with possession of child pornography
A Florida man and his roommate have been charged with child pornography charges. Local authorities reportedly received a tip that the man, a United States Postal worker, was downloading child porn. When the authorities arrived to search his home, however, the man was...
Facebook alerted police to man’s online sex chat with teenage girl
Many Florida readers might be surprised to learn that Facebook has an extensive technology for scanning postings and chats for Internet sex crimes. Suspicious conversations are automatically flagged for the review of Facebook employees. That technology was recently...
Sexting remains popular among teenagers despite its dangers
In just explaining the meaning of sexting, it is easy to underestimate the seriousness of the behavior. While the study in this case set out to find whether those who sexted were more likely to be sexually active, that information has little legal value. What is of...