Back in August, I blogged about the injustice of a juvenile receiving a criminal conviction for sexting (see “Sexting Teen Convicted Dealing In Child Pornography”). The Washington Supreme Court invited our legislature to fix this injustice. The legislature appeared willing to do so (see “Washington Considers Changes”). Substitute House Bill 1742 (SHB 1742) describes the Read More…
Tag: Child Pornography
Washington to Consider Changes to Sexting Teens and Child Pornography Laws
When laws are hastily written, vague or overly broad, they can do more harm than good. I have previously written about the criminal sexual offense of Dealing in Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct. That crime is currently defined as any person that “develops, duplicates, publishes, prints, disseminates, exchanges, finances, attempts to Read More…
Stay Silent – Exercise Your 5th Amendment Rights!
A federal court conviction for possessing child pornography was recently upheld in a case that illustrates exercising one’s 5th Amendment rights is a wise thing to do (U.S. v. Chilaca No 17-10296). Remaining silent is particularly advised if English is not your native language. In this instance, the defendant really helped the government (and hurt Read More…