Blog: Internet Crimes

Even just planning to meet with a minor can get you in trouble

Aug 7, 2024

Social media has given people the tools they need to get in touch with their communities and even with strangers. However, one should be wary of who they get in contact with because of the risks involved. An adult using the internet may be able to initiate conversation with someone who – whether they realize or not – claims to be a minor. As their interactions escalate, they may plan to meet up. This...

Is Revenge Porn a Crime in Maryland?

Jan 9, 2024

Revenge porn, which is the distribution of intimate or sexually explicit images or videos of individuals without their consent, is a crime in Maryland. In fact, nearly all of the states now have laws criminalizing nonconsensual pornographic content sharing. This illegal content often gets posted online by ex-partners or hackers aiming to emotionally harm and humiliate the person depicted. Maryland law specifically addresses this issue under its criminal code. Revenge porn is...

Appeals court upholds man’s conviction for revenge porn

Jan 2, 2024

A Maryland man’s attempt to overturn his conviction for revenge porn was unsuccessful recently when Maryland’s appeals court Jury decision A jury for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City convicted the man (the former boyfriend) of revenge porn, sentencing him to two years of incarceration with all but six months suspended and two years of supervised probation. He appealed. Maryland’s Revenge Porn Law Under Maryland law, revenge porn, or the...

Maryland mayor charged with violating revenge porn law

Nov 23, 2021

The mayor of a small town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore violated the state’s “ The Cambridge mayor has been Prosecutors say the youthful mayor posted nude images with sexually explicit and racist captions on a number of forums under a variety of usernames. The woman told authorities about the posts in May. She said the man was the only person with whom she had shared the photos. Prosecutors said they connected the...