 | Computer-Related Crimes
Protecting Children: This is a summary table of the various
computer-related crimes specifically related to protecting children from
sexual exploitation on the Internet or via computers.
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| Sexual
Performance by a Child 827.071: This statute is used to charge
people who have child pornography on their computers.
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| Computer
Pornography 847.0135: This statute is used to primarily to charge
people who solicit children or undercover detectives posing as children to
engage in sexual conduct. The statute also covers other aspects of
using a computer to facilitate sex with children.
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| Transmission
of pornography by electronic device or equipment 847.0137: NEW!
This statute, effective July 1, 2001, makes it a third degree felony
to transmit child pornography by any medium and any electronic device,
including the Internet.
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| Transmission
of material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or equipment
847.0138: NEW! This statute,
effective July 1, 2001, makes it a third degree felony to transmit material
harmful to minor to a minor or one believed to be a minor by electronic
mail.
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| Selling
or Buying of Minors 847.0145: This statute is used to charge
people who transfer custody or control of a minor or obtain custody or
control of a minor for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of the
child engaged in sexually explicit conduct. This is relevant in
computer cases when you can identify the children in the pictures and prove
that their parents transferred custody or control of them for that purpose
or the suspect obtain custody or control of them for that purpose.
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| Computer-Related
Crimes 815: NEW! This statute
received a total overhaul effective July 1, 2001. Section 815.06 contains
the most significant changes. The statute covers offenses against
intellectual property, trade secret information, offenses against computer
equipment or supplies and offenses against computer users.
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| Fraudulent
Practices 817: This statute can be utilized to charge
suspect for the various types of fraud perpetrated on computers or the
Internet.
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| Identity
Theft 817.568 This statute covers typical identity theft
situations and is technically called Criminal Use of Personal Identification
Information.
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| Theft
812: This statute covers basic theft cases, which can also be
applied to stealing via computers or the Internet.
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| Criminal
Mischief 806.13: This statute covers the malicious damaging of
property. Computer hackers can be charged with this crime if damage is
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