By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network When a child is abused, molested, or assaulted, there can be legal consequences in the form of a criminal proceeding, administrative proceeding, and / or a civil proceeding. In each legal arena or court, proof or evidence will need to…
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Florida Governor Rick Scott Makes Cuts to Cyber Crime Unit
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Due to the high-profile cases of Jessica Lunsford, Carlie Brucia and Sarah Lunde, the Florida Legislature expanded the Jacksonville-based Child Predator CyberCrime Unit 10-fold, which included adding a wide array of detectives, prosecutors and victim advocates. The unit had five…
Teens and Children Can Get Into Big Trouble Posting Improper (Nude Photos) On the Internet
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Pennsylvania and other States, children are often times the victims of child predators who molest them, photograph them, and video tape them. Local, State, and Federal authorities have been successful to some extent in catching these predators and prosecuting…
Text Bullying – Textual Harassment – A Real Problem for Child and Teen Victims
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Texting is becoming an increadingly used tool in dating violence. Text messages are used to harass, track and intimidate current or ex- boyfriend and girlfriends. The use of text messages as a weapon in dating violence is a double-edge sword;…
Sexting Results in Criminal Charges in Pennsylvania
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network “Sexting,” a relatively new social phenomenon, has left eight Pennsylvania high school students with a felony pornography charge. The age of the Pennsylvania students ranged from ages 13-17. The students were accused of using their cell phones to take, send,…
Montgomery County, Maryland – Former Teacher and Field Hockey Coach Sentenced to 5 Years for Child Pornography
By Benjamin A. Klopman, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Montgomery County, Maryland, a former elementary school teacher and field hockey coach was sentenced to 5 years in prison. John Joseph Kovach served as an assistant field hockey coach at Towson University and a…
Washington Man Pleads Guilty to Child Rape Charges – Faces Prison Term
By David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Washington, a man pleaded guilty to the rape of a 4 year old girl. How was he caught? What evidence was there against him in the criminal case for the sexual abuse and sexual molestation of this Washington child?…
Connecticut – Convicted Sex Offender Had Thousands of Child Pornographic Images on Computer
By Jeremy Vishno, Attorney, and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network In Connecticut, police arrested a convicted sex offender for having child pornography including photographs and images on a computer. Due to the large number of images located (20,000 – Twenty Thousand), it appears unlikely that the…
iPhone Application Helps Inform Concerned Parents About Residence of Sex Offenders
By Robert Chaiken, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network Offender Locator is an i Phone application that allows concerned parents and others get information about the residence of sex offenders. i Phones have GPS functions that can allow an i Phone user to search databases…
Georgia Corrections Officer Arrested for Distributing Child Pornography
By Stephanie F. Brown, Attorney and David Wolf, Attorney Published by Child Injury Lawyer Network A Bleckley County (Georgia) corrections officer was arrested in June, 2009 for distributing child pornography. A Cobb County, Georgia police detective posed as a 13 year old girl in an undercover operation. The corrections officer,…