Breaking the Law through the Misuse of Technology Lia Meehan and Andrew Stevens Licking County Prosecutor’s Office Juvenile Division.

Breaking the Law through the Misuse of

Technology

Lia Meehan and Andrew Stevens

Licking County Prosecutor’s Office

Juvenile Division

Abuse and Misuseof Technology

Sexting

Cyberbullying/Internet Safety

Telephone Harassment

Questions for you

Do you own a smart phone?

How much time do you spend using social media or the internet per day?

How many social media sites do you belong to?

SextingWhat is the Law?

In Ohio it is against the law…

To photograph a minor in a state of nudity

To create, direct, produce, or transfer any material that shows a minor in a state of nudity

To posses or view any material that shows a minor in a state of nudity

Law in Action

If you take a picture of yourself in a state of nudity…..

You have broken the law, felony of the 2nd degree

If you send that picture to another….

You have broken the law, felony of the 2nd degree

Law in Action

If you receive a picture of a minor in a state of nudity…

You have broken the law, felony of the 5th degree

If you view a picture of a minor in a state of nudity

You have broken the law, felony of the 5th degree

SO WHAT SHOULD YOU DO??

PotentialCriminal Consequences

Diversion Program

Sex Offender Probation

Juvenile Detention Facility

Ohio Department of Youth Services

Classification as a Sex Offender

Potential Criminal Consequences

Sex Offender Classification & Registration Discretionary - age 14 or 15 at the time of the offense

Mandatory - age 16 or 17 at the time of the offense

Tier I Offense 10 year in person registration

Tier II Offense 20 year in person registration

Statistics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN0ezIFvDvE

PotentialCriminal Consequences

Approximate Licking County Juvenile Cases

11 Cases Charged Officially in 201414 more brought in for review in 2014

12 Cases Charged Officially in 2013

PotentialSocial Consequences

Humiliation, Extortion, and Loss of Privacy

Parental and School Punishment

College Scholarships and Loans

Military and Employment

Cyberbullying

Jessica Logan Act Ohio Legislation now allows schools to suspend students who use a

technology in a manner that is deemed to be harassing, intimating or bullying to another student

Cyberbullying When a minor is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed

or otherwise targeted by another minor using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies, or mobile phones

What Would You Do?

Responding to Cyberbullying Don’t Reply Print the messages Report the Messages Don’t Delete the Messages Block or Unfriend the Bully

Cyberbullying

Other Crimes Linked by Technology

Telecommunications Harassment

Menacing

Criminal Tools

Inducing Panic

Internet Safety

Internet SafetyDon’t talk to strangers onlineDon’t share your passwordDon’t share personal informationLimit your friends and followersPost with cautionProtect yourself

Dealing With Cyberbullies

Emma's Story

Teens Talk about Cyberbullying