Arrest of Revenge Porn Website Operator

https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-announces-arrest-revenge-porn-website-operator

by localuser • 13 years ago

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nyactol• 13 years ago

The extortion charge could be reasonable, but the California Penal Code sections 530.5 and 653m charges are ludicrous: 530.5 deals with identity theft for taking out loans and such and 653m deals with telephone harassment, this is neither.

nickff2• 13 years ago

If you want to see another example of prosecutorial overreach, you should read up on Bond v. United States, which was recently argued before the Supreme Court of the United States. Bond was charged with violating chemical weapons treaties for using chemicals to kill her husband's mistress' lawn (amongst other things).

Pinckney• 13 years ago

Bond was charged with violating chemical weapons treaties for using chemicals to kill her husband's mistress' lawn (amongst other things).

This is a little misleading. The NY Times reports that Bond placed poison on Haynes's car, mailbox, and doorknob.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/us/19bar.html?_r=0

I don't mean to take a position on whether the federal government can use the Chemical Weapons Conventions to prosecute someone for trying to poison another, but there's a big difference between trying to poison another person, and trying to poison their lawn.

benologist• 13 years ago

I wonder if mugshot sites (which this guy will ironically have to pay to get removed from) will suffer the same fate.

stugs• 13 years ago

Slim chance. No DA is going to take on that cause as it doesn't further their agenda

Arrest of Revenge Porn Website Operator

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