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July 23, 2013 Cobb County Music Teacher Arrested for Child Pornography

Skrabanek is a Marietta resident who has worked as an accompanist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Glenn Memorial…

July 9, 2013 GA Court Defines Possession of Deleted Child Pornography Files

The files had been previously deleted, however, some of them remained stored in the unallocated space of the hard drive….

June 3, 2013 Anonymous Online Payment Services Impede Child Pornography Investigations

Typically, companies who allow their customers to transfer funds (such as Paypal) must adhere to strict regulations, including the maintenance…

April 18, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Affirms Child Pornography Convictions

Henderson was arrested in September 2009 when the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force traced an…

April 4, 2013 Georgia Legislature Reduces Punishment for Teen Sexting

“Sexting” was formerly prosecuted as a felony offense just like any other child pornography crime, however, under the new law…

March 22, 2013 NJ High School Students Granted “Amnesty” After Sexting Scandal

This prompted an investigation by school officials and law enforcement. The administration soon discovered that several students, mostly female freshmen,…

January 16, 2013 Youth Football League President Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

While investigating child pornography on a file sharing network, law enforcement linked an IP address to the Gonzales home. After…

December 10, 2012 College Football Coach Cleared of Child Pornography Charges

Hoffner, 46, was charged with one felony count of using minors in a sexual performance or pornographic work and one…

December 7, 2012 Two Child Molestation Trials in Brooklyn Shake up Jewish Community

In one case, Emanuel Yegutkin, a 33 year-old former private school principal, was convicted of sexually abusing three boys over…

November 7, 2012 Child Sexual Abuse Scandal Continues to Rock BBC

Gadd, who was convicted of possessing child pornography in 1999 and abusing two girls in 2006, is currently facing accusations…

November 1, 2012 Atlanta Teacher Facing Federal Child Pornography Charges

Villemez, who worked as a Fine Arts teacher at the prestigious Atlanta private school for the last seven years, was…

October 29, 2012 Despite Illegal Search Teacher Must Face Trial on Child Pornography Charges

The decision is a prime example of the country’s reluctance to suppress evidence even after concluding that a police search…

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