Massachusetts Internet Crimes Lawyer

Worcester Solicitation of a Minor Attorneys

If you are under investigation or have been arrested for an alleged Internet crime, you are keenly aware now that what you do online is not necessarily conducted "in the privacy of your own home." Categories of crimes that used to take place through other mediums and in other places and now often take place in cyberspace include the following:

• Possession of child pornography
• Enticement or solicitation of a minor
• Credit card fraud

When you hire the law firm of LoConto, Burke & Madaio, P.C., in Worcester, we provide more than just a single trial lawyer to work your Internet criminal matter. As a team of three attorneys with experience as prosecutors, we share the job of planning and implementing winning strategies for use in representing our clients in negotiations or in court.

If child pornography is found on your home computer or laptop computer, you may be guilty in the same way that a property owner has strict liability for injuries taking place on property. You are considered responsible for the downloading, storage and viewing of sexualized images of children whom the law considers to be exploited through the production and distribution of the pictures.

You may also be required to register as a sex offender if you are convicted of child pornography possession when you saved pictures of naked children posted on the Internet.

Remember that a 17-year-old girl may be considered a child in the eyes of the law even though she looks and acts like a young woman. Remember also that adult faces may be superimposed on a child's body through photo modification software ― and you may be guilty of possession of these images on your hard drive.

Ask us how you may be defended if you were found to have child porn saved or downloaded on your computer:

• Was the search illegal?
• Was it just one or two images or an entire collection?
• Does a forensic study of your computer reveal a pattern of child pornography viewing and downloading?
• Did other people have access to your PC?
• Were you entrapped?

Even if you admit, "Yes, I did it, but I deleted it," you may be found guilty because of evidence that still exists. Call or e-mail our law firm to schedule a consultation and learn how you can be defended after an arrest for an Internet crime. From our office in Worcester, we serve clients throughout Massachusetts.