Teacher’s Sexual Facebook Chats with Student

Teacher’s Sexual Facebook Chats With Student A recent Massachusetts case carries interesting implications in the continuing expansion of evidence to corroborate child molestation crimes. Commonwealth v. Gilman, 89 Mass. App. Ct. 752, 54 N.E.3d 1120 (2016).  Mr. Gilman was a middle school teacher. His victim was a 12-year-old female student. Trial testimony indicated Defendant’s sexual assaults against Read More…

Prosecutor Misconduct in Child Rape Case

In 2006, Bryce Smiley (hereinafter “Mr. Smiley”) was 15 when his father remarried. The blended family included a stepsister, who was 8 years old at the time the family starting living together.  Mr. Smiley joined the military in January, 2011, and was deployed to Afghanistan in December 2012.  Very shortly after the deployment, the stepsister Read More…