Tag: Child Pornography
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Is Teen Sexting Child Pornography, or Young Experimentation? (Pt 3)
Thanks for joining us again as we unpack this difficult issue. If you’ve only just stumbled on this series from The Kronzek Firm, we recommend you spend a few moments getting caught up. If you’ve been with us from the start however, let’s pick up where we left off last time… While the…
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Is Teen Sexting Child Pornography, or Young Experimentation? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us here at Michigan’s best criminal defense attorneys, The Kronzek Firm, for this discussion on teen sexting. As we pointed out in our previous article, a nude picture of a minor is technically considered to be child pornography. But when that minor took their own nude picture, uncoerced,…
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Is Teen Sexting Child Pornography, or Young Experimentation? (Pt. 1)
With the alarming rise in sexting, and the taking and sending of nude selfies by teens today, law enforcement is grappling with a question that even a decade ago would have seemed like a no-brainer for the prosecution. Is teen sexting child abuse? Kiddie Porn? Or is it simply young adolescent experimentation? And how…
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Online Sex Crimes in Michigan: What You Need To Know (Part 1)
Computer crimes is a blanket term that covers a wide array of crimes. Everything from hacking and fraud, to identity theft and even cyber-bullying are all online activities that can result in some form of criminal charge. But the type of online crime we would like to cover with you today is sex crimes…
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Is It Still Child Pornography If No Children Are Involved?
For most people, when they are confronted with the idea of child pornography they think about photographs of underage girls and even prepubescent minors. Specifically photographs. Not drawings, paintings, or digital renderings. And yet, whether you knew that or not, having “art” that depicts the sexual abuse of children and minors can also get…
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Former ‘Survivor’ Contestant Headed To Prison For Child Porn
CBS’s Survivor is known for many things – adventure, drama, humor, the list goes on. The contestants are regularly heard to say that it’s the “adventure of a lifetime” and “an experience like no other!” Unfortunately for Michael Skupin, a two-time Survivor contestant, he is also facing an experience like no other at this…
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Michigan Man Gets 240 Years In Prison For Child Porn
Jeffrey Duane Cox, a 44-year-old resident of Albion in Calhoun County, MI, has been sentenced to 240 years in a federal prison for the sexual assault of seven children. The substantial number of years, coupled with Cox’s age, means that it’s very likely that he will serve out the remainder of his life behind…
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Ranzenberger Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Possession
A former Central Michigan University faculty member Mark Ranzenberger appeared in the U.S. District Court recently, where he pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. He also admitted to sexually abusing a minor on a regular basis, from 1995 through 2002. The investigation began when a Central Michigan University students reported that Ranzenberger had…
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Northern Michigan Girl’s Track Coach Accused of Child Porn
Stanley Holmes, a 69-year-old girls track and field coach, was recently arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. The Cheboygan County, Michigan resident is a retired teacher as well as being the current track and field coach and assistant cross country coach at Elms Elementary School in Flushing, MI. According to reports…
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Girl’s Track Coach Wanted For Child Porn!
Stanley Holmes, a 69-year-old girls track and field coach, was recently arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. The Cheboygan County, Michigan resident is a retired teacher as well as being the current track and field coach and assistant cross country coach at Elms Elementary School in Flushing, MI. According to reports…