A 15-year-old girl in Baltimore has been given a sentence of six years for her part in assaulting a boy who is disabled. She will have to serve out her sentence in a juvenile detention center, despite her requests not to be sent to a place where she would be...
Child Pornography
Maryland Air Force officer allegedly reveals interest in children
When you're charged with a crime, it's important that you know that you have rights. You have a right to defend yourself and to have a lawyer present before you say anything to police. In a case where child pornography is involved, you may want to be sure that all the...
Child pornography? Not so, say the police in Maryland
What is child pornography, and when is it simply pornography? There is a slim line between child porn and what the law considers legal pornography, and according to this April 10 report, that line is pushed when students upload nude photos to their social media...
Child pornography charge results in prison for Maryland man
Child pornography seems to be a growing problem on the Internet, and everyone can agree that it's wrong. Despite this, putting someone in jail for passing on images may not be the best way to help them. If you have been associated and charged with child pornography in...
County employee charged with possession of child pornography
Being caught with child pornography is not only embarrassing, but it usually results in search and seizure of some of your most personal belongings. Your computer and technology devices may be confiscated and your home or office searched. At this point, most people...
Man in custody on child pornography charges
According to Maryland State Police, a Carroll County man has been taken into custody on child pornography charges. The defendant was taken into custody on March 11 following an investigation that spanned several months into a file-sharing network that allegedly...
Man pleads guilty to child pornography, faces 20 years in prison
A 24-year-old Maryland man reportedly pleaded guilty on Feb. 26 to charges of sexually exploiting a minor in order to produce child pornography. As part of his plea deal, if accepted by the court, the man will be in prison for 20 years and must register as a sex...
Maryland man sentenced to 40 years in child pornography case
A 31-year-old Maryland man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison, plus lifetime supervised release, after he pleaded guilty to producing child pornography. The man was arrested in January 2013 after an investigation involving local and federal agencies.The...
Former music teacher faces additional child sexual abuse charges
A lot of publicity is often given to teachers who are charged with possession of child pornography. Both state and federal prosecutors aggressively pursue such cases. If convicted, penalties can be harsh. In addition to time in prison, defendants may lose their jobs...
Child pornography charges filed against church youth leader
Being accused of possession and distribution of child pornography is serious and can have life-changing consequences. The charges generally come after a search of a person’s home, where investigators seize a computer and allegedly find downloaded pornographic...