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The process and rules surrounding child-pornography prosecutions, including affirmative defenses and notice requirements.
Federal prosecutions under C. § 242—criminalizing deprivation of rights under color of law—are governed by a three-part statutory framework (deprivation of a federal right, action under color of law, ...
were amended to add the phrase “knowingly accesses with intent to view,” and courts have treated the terms “knowingly” and “intent to view” as requiring that a defendant act with awareness of the fact...
The record shows courts and prosecutors have repeatedly treated -related evidence as a valuable investigative lead, but not as a standalone criminal smoking gun: law enforcement has used network inves...
A number of high‑profile federal cases and dozens of related prosecutions explicitly tie child‑pornography investigations to use of the Tor anonymity network, most famously the FBI’s takeover of the T...
A federal inducement prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 2251 requires proof that a defendant employed, used, persuaded, induced, enticed, or coerced a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the p...
An adult who asks a minor on social media to wear boxer briefs and pays the minor could sometimes trigger criminal investigation, but whether that conduct usually results in federal charges depends on...
Federal prosecutions under 18 U.S.C. § 2252 and § 2252A require the government to prove a small set of core elements: that a defendant knowingly engaged in a proscribed act (possession, receipt, distr...