Criminal Law Blog
All About Online Harassment
Posted on June 26, 2020 by Law Office of Brett A Podolsky
Don’t think online harassment or cyberstalking is a big deal? Think again. Recently, six eBay employees got arrested for cyberstalking an online journalist who wrote a negative article about the company online. According to the Department of Justice, the employees mailed the journalist live bugs, pornography, and even books about how to survive the loss of a spouse. The employees then drove out to the victim's home and...
Texas Sexting Laws and Penalties
Posted on July 25, 2018 by Law Office of Brett A Podolsky
Texas Penal Code Section 43.21 targets obscenity and defines "obscene material" as material that an average person in the application of “contemporary community standards” would take, as a whole, appealing to an excessive interest in sexual matters. The law says it may also concern descriptions and/or representations of sexual acts, simulated sexual acts, sodomy, lewd exhibits of genitalia, bestiality, and/or sexual devices used to stimulate the...
How Will Texas’ New David’s Law Affect Cyberbullying?
Posted on August 30, 2017 by Law Office of Brett A Podolsky
Cyberbullying is on the rise in Texas and throughout the United States. Although cyberbullying is a relatively recent phenomenon, it’s a big threat to young people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that suicide rates among teens and young adults continue to climb each year. David’s Law (S.B. 179), named for a 16-year-old student who was harassed by his classmates, came about after David Molak’s...
Online Impersonation: Texas Laws and Regulations
Posted on June 21, 2017 by Law Office of Brett A Podolsky
The Texas Legislation passed a criminal offense concerning online harassment through impersonation under Texas Penal Code Section 33.07. Online harassment through impersonation is a online criminal offense that’s frequently classified as cyberstalking elsewhere in the United States. Many online impersonation cases involve persons in a current or previous intimate relationship. Some matters involve the impersonation of a neighbor, acquaintance, or complete stranger. Have you been charged with online...
Internet Sex Crimes in Texas
Posted on November 9, 2016 by Law Office of Brett A Podolsky
Sex Crimes on the Internet People use the Internet for a wide variety of reasons. Many people have used websites and online forums to exchange explicit messages or images. While some types of explicit communications and pornography are legal on the Internet, there is a fine line between legal use and criminal actions online. Sex crimes are some of the most commonly prosecuted criminal offenses that occur with...
