A Michigan father, Jamar Pinkney Sr, 37, is accused of killing his son after learning the 15-year-old teen may have sexually abused a 3-year-old toddler. The father played both judge, jury and executioner in this bizarre real life story. Jamar Pinkney Sr was enraged after learning his teen son Jamar Pinkney Jr. had, “inappropriate contact” […]
READ MOREOn the Broader Implications of Eschenbach, and the relevance of Lawrence v. Texas to Medical Marijuana
To expand a little on yesterday’s post about Abigail Alliance v. Eschenbach, the rationale articulated by the DC Circuit in upholding a right to access non-FDA approved could have broader implications that would be relevant for the argument on medical marijuana, but ultimately the relevance depends on the way the due process balancing analysis would […]
READ MOREHow Do Human Traffickers Target Children?
Many people in the United States who are being trafficked for sex are U.S. citizens, and the average age at which victims are first trafficked is between 11 and 14. Both wealthy and poor children are at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking, and often the pimps that first solicit victims to be trafficked […]
READ MOREMaryland governor to sign same-sex marriage into law on Thursday
Marylands Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed When Maryland’s governor, Martin O’Malley, signed legislation declaring same-sex marriage lawful, it was another controversial victory in a long line of controversial victories for the Democratic state leader. New York criminal defense lawyers backed the bill and promised to endorse it once it was passed. When the bill was finally […]
READ MOREChild Pornography : The Problem Continues
A rabbi, a registered nurse and a Boy Scout troop leader were among the people arrested recently in New York City on charges of swapping child pornography. The case is being called by federal officials one of the largest-ever roundups in the metro area. The arrests came as the result of an extensive investigation by […]
READ MOREAttorney from Saddle River charged with distributing child pornography
FBI agents arrested a 64-year-old lawyer Thursday on charges of distributing child pornography after executing a search warrant at his home in Saddle River on Thursday, authorities said. Edward M. De Sear, a partner at the New York office of Allen & Overy, an international law firm, was charged with distributing at least three […]
READ MORENinth Circuit Upholds “Border” Searches of Electronic Devices Hundreds of Miles from Border
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week issued an opinion holding that Customs agents may seize electronic storage devices, including computers, hard drives, USB sticks, smart phones and digital cameras carried at the U.S. border and search the devices either at the port of entry or at an off-site forensic laboratory under the border […]
READ MOREInternet Sex Crimes
Internet sex crimes include the possession of child pornography, solicitation of a minor, providing online of sending emails or texts of nude photos via a mobile device. New York considers Internet sex crimes serious. You could be charged with a first, second or three degree felony depending on the nature of the sex crimes such as […]
READ MORECardinal Egan Under Fire
Secret court documents reveal that New York Cardinal Edward Egan, while serving as bishop of the Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocese, allowed several priests facing multiple accusations of sexual abuse to continue working for years. Egan failed to investigate aggressively some abuse allegations, did not refer complaints to criminal authorities and, during closed testimony in 1999, […]
READ MOREThe Forbidden Zone The Nature and Prevalence of Clergy Sexual Abuse
A Long Island foster care house of horrors is in the spotlight now. An accused predator took in boys, over the course of two decades, and subjected many of them to abuse. The spotlight has shone elsewhere — many elsewheres. Maybe nowhere is the tsunami felt more than when exploitation is discovered within the religious […]
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