Annapolis and Baltimore Computer Cyber Crimes Attorney
Child Pornography and Child Solicitation
It's amazing to see the number of normal everyday people who are charged with possessing or distributing pornography. Our society is drifting more and more toward time spent with our computers. We mistakenly believe that anything we do in the privacy of our home or business is something the state or federal government is not part of. In fact, our computers are monitored in many ways by the police, and individuals are charged every day with allegedly possessing illegal material. More and more, these criminal charges involve computers and the Internet.
Whenever you are accused of a computer crime, the first step we take is to set up your defense team. Many times, actions can be taken to thwart a charge or conviction, depending upon how quickly you contact an attorney and begin taking steps to protect yourself. Your defense team will immediately review the state's evidence against you and go into action. That evidence may include information collected from your computer's hard drive, cache, programs, individuals who claim they saw illegal material on your computer or handled mail sent from your e-mail account, and sites you visited on the Internet.
The Maryland State Police as well as many counties have specialized programs that collect information from your computer in a forensic fashion and use that data to prosecute you. As a potential defendant, you need to take steps such as the following to win your case:
- Hire forensic experts to analyze your computer and combat the state or federal government's claim.
- Dig deep into potential ways that other individuals could have used or placed the material on the computer in question.
- Understand that technology is moving faster than it ever has. URL designations can be manipulated by other individuals.
- Mistakes by servers and other providers can occur and need to be fixed.
Computer Child Pornography Possession and Distribution Attorney
My name is Jim Crawford. For the past 18 years, I have defended people throughout Maryland who have been charged with computer crimes. I offer a free initial consultation to discuss your case.
Here are some are examples of the types of cases I handle:
- Child pornography, including possession and distribution of child pornography
- Chat room offenses, including solicitation of minors
- Identity theft, including theft of personal information by hacking into and accessing another person's e-mail messages
- Illegally downloading music and movie files
- Theft of trade secrets such as customer lists or product specifications from an employer's computer system
There are defenses to computer-related crimes. For example, someone else may have had access to your computer or wireless network. Police may have used questionable tactics such as entrapment to charge you with a crime.
Based on the evidence the state has, our attorneys can determine what we need to do to explain or counteract that evidence. To avoid incriminating yourself, it's important to talk to a lawyer before you say anything to police about the charges.
Contact Me
To protect your future, contact me, Maryland computer crimes attorney Jim Crawford, before you talk to police or anyone else. I am available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and operate four offices for your convenience, including my main office in Baltimore as well as offices in Catonsville, Annapolis and Bel Air. To contact me, call 443-701-4525 or 866-635-0623.
