The Internet offers a range of wonderful opportunities. Many of those opportunities offer windows into a range of personal interests. Unfortunately, some of those personal interests can lead the users into a nest of troubles. Social activities can lead to charges of bullying, cyberstalking, identity theft, and Internet pornography.
Some people even make the mistake of boasting about their crimes and misdeeds on social media which can be used as a confession or as evidence of a crime. One of the leading types of apps that can lead to criminal charges are dating apps. These sites allow the users to post their personal profiles, videos, and talk in the hopes of meeting someone interesting. In particular, they often lie about their age. Anyone who uses this type of site should understand that the real live person may be different than their online personal profile.
For this reason, it is critical to take your time before agreeing to a date or a connection. Adults need to be especially careful that the person they speak with online and then meet in person is also an adult. There is a strong line between childhood and adulthood. Relationships between adults and children can easily lead to accusations and criminal charges. The information you post on social media can often be used as evidence because you make it public and because it is often accessed by people other than law enforcement.
There are many different defenses to criminal charges that begin through the Internet. Experienced defense lawyers contest the admissibility of the evidence. We may argue entrapment. In many cases, we can negotiate a plea agreement in which some or most of the serious offenses are dismissed. For help with any Internet, social media, dating app, or other social app-related criminal charge, call the experienced defense lawyers at the Law Offices of Adrian H.
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