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Based largely on electronic evidence, authorities charged a 26-year-old man with several child pornography offenses. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation began investigating the man in June after receiving an online tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the possible online possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. Digital forensic investigators …
Two years after the alleged incident occurred, a Columbus man pleaded guilty to aggravated child molestation. Prosecutors charged the 44-year-old man with two counts of aggravated child molestation and two counts of sodomy. He pleaded guilty to the two counts of aggravated child molestation and was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. He will be …
A 50-year-old man will spend the next seven years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Police began questioning the man after he tried to take a picture of a teenage girl as she worked at a restaurant. He gave investigators consent to search his phone, where they found multiple …
Most people have very strong beliefs about sex crime defendants. Most of these beliefs are inaccurate. According to one study, most people “view sex offenders as a homogeneous group with regard to risk.” Furthermore, most people believe all sex offenders have high recidivism rates and don’t benefit from any form of treatment. This category is …
Throughout history, societies have labeled people partially based on what they did, but mostly because of who they are. Sex offender registries are a good example. The first federal sex offender registry appeared in the 1990s. Most states, including Georgia, quickly followed. However, like other labeling initiatives, sex offender registries have come under fire recently. …
Most of Georgia’s sex crimes are listed in Section 16-6 of the Georgia Code. Some of these crimes are relatively minor misdemeanors. Others are among the most severe felonies in the state. Yet despite the varying degrees of severity, in many respects, all sex crimes are alike to many judges, jurors, employers, and other people. …
