How is being tried as a juvenile different from being tried as an adult? If your son or daughter is younger than 18 years of age in Florida and they are charged with a criminal offense they will most likely...
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What Constitutes the Crime of Receiving, Distributing or Possessing Child Pornography?
What constitutes receiving, distributing, or possessing child pornography? Well, that depends… was a file-share program used? Yes? Then you are most likely looking at not only possession, but also receiving and distributing child pornography. That charge comes with a 15...
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What are defenses to solicitation of a minor?
It is becoming more common for the police in Florida and throughout the nation to attempt to catch individuals, usually overage men, who solicit minors for sexual activity. There are many ways this can be accomplished such as posing as...
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What are the Penalties for Possession of Child Pornography?
The penalties at the State and Federal levels for possession of child pornography are very harsh. The Florida legislature has mandated that the State must file separate charges for each individual picture or video file which they feel depicts child...
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What is Statutory Rape?
Statutory rape is a broad term which refers to an age difference where the law says that one person involved in what would otherwise a consensual sexual encounter is not old enough to legally consent. ...
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