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Chat Room Discussions about Illegal Matters Provides Basis for Warrant

Chat Room Discussions about Illegal Matters Provides Basis for Warrant. By: Mike Cavanaugh and Torin Grumm. Topic. Cyberlaw. Key Words.

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Chat Room Discussions about Illegal Matters Provides Basis for Warrant

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  1. Chat Room Discussions about Illegal Matters Provides Basis for Warrant By: Mike Cavanaugh and TorinGrumm

  2. Topic Cyberlaw

  3. Key Words • Warrant- A document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating tot the administration of justice. • Evidence- The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. • E-mail Account- A method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. • Chat Rooms- An area on the Internet or other computer network where users can communicate, typically limiting communication to a particular topic. • Pornography- Printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings. • Source: Google definitions

  4. Case Summary • Dietz was charged with possessing child pornography on his computer and shipping and receiving such material through his e-mail account. He was traced by an undercover agent who participates in chat rooms where it is suspected child pornographers share information. Dietz e-mailed pornography to the agent who got a subpoena that was served on AOL to obtain details of Deitz's transmissions. That search revealed more trafficking in child pornography and was the basis of the charges made against him. He moved to suppress the evidence, contending the warrant was improper.

  5. Final Decision • Dietz request that the warrant was improper was denied. This was because he shared information in a chat room regarding child pornography which provided probable cause for a warrant to be issued to search his apartment and computer for the presence of pornography. Adequate probable cause for a warrant was also to be issued to require AOL to allow the agents to search Deitz's e-mail activity.

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