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Undercover Officers Arrest Four Central Pennsylvania Men After Online Sting Operation

By Gary E. Gerson |

Police often engage in undercover operations to gather the evidence they need to make an arrest.  In an undercover operation, a law enforcement agent pretends to be a willing accomplice who is seeking out a drug deal, soliciting clients for commercial sex, or otherwise attempting to engage in an illegal activity that, by nature,… Read More »

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Fayette County Man Pleads Guilty In Federal Court To Internet Sex Crimes

By Gary E. Gerson |

Your high school civics teacher was right that most of the laws that affect your daily life are state laws.  From the dos and don’t of cannabis consumption to the definition of distracted driving and the age at which a teenager is too old for juvenile court, many laws vary substantially from one state… Read More »

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Is There Really A Criminal Offense Called Sextortion?

By Gary E. Gerson |

Every generation acts like the one after it invented sex.  Parents today are outraged about their kids sexting, just as our parents were outraged about us booty dancing, our grandparents were outraged about the free love movement, and their parents were outraged about the jitterbug.  Even though its name sounds like a clickbait neologism,… Read More »

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Jail

Westmoreland Man Gets Three-Year Prison Sentence After Pleading Guilty To Sexual Assault Of Teen

By Gary E. Gerson |

It is easy to use Google to convince yourself that your worst fears are about to come true.  If you scroll far enough down the list of search results, you can become 99 percent certain that your headache is a brain tumor, your toddler’s tantrums are a personality disorder, and it is impossible to… Read More »

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Yes, You Can Get A Prison Sentence For Failing To Register Paperwork

By Gary E. Gerson |

A man goes to prison because he did not file a form that he was supposed to file.  It sounds like a nightmare out of Kafka’s imagination, but it can happen right here in Pennsylvania.  For example, you can get criminal penalties for failing to file an income tax return, but most of the… Read More »

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Bucks County Man Sentenced To At Least 49 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Five Children

By Gary E. Gerson |

In theory, the punishment for a crime should be proportionate to the extent to which the harm the victim suffered because of it can be repaired.  In cases where the crime only caused financial losses to the victims, it is possible to compensate the victims for their financial losses by ordering payment of restitution… Read More »

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SexOffender

Evans City Man Accused Of Indecent Assault Of Teen After Registering On Megan’s List

By Gary E. Gerson |

When criminal defense lawyers discuss possible sentences for crimes, sometimes in the context of plea deals, the discussion tends to center on avoiding prison time.  Criminal cases result in the defendant pleading guilty more than nine times as often as they result in the case going to trial.  This is because, by pleading guilty,… Read More »

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Was It Malicious Prosecution, Or Was The State Protecting Potential Victims?

By Gary E. Gerson |

United States law considers liberty a fundamental human right, and the state does not have the right to take away your liberty by detaining you in a jail or prison except as a punishment for a crime, although, in practice, there are some exceptions.  Judges can decide to hold a defendant in jail until… Read More »

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Alcohol

North Huntingdon Township Man Faces Criminal Charges For Rape Of Drinking Buddy

By Gary E. Gerson |

When you and your college classmates used to joke that a certain socially awkward guy who lived in your dorm looked like a rapist, those rumors were not only cruel; they were also wildly inaccurate.  There is no one way that rapists look. In fact, the only characteristic common to the majority of rapists… Read More »

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PhoneCrime

Black Creek Township Man Faces Charges For Possession Of Hundreds Of Images Of Child Sexual Abuse

By Gary E. Gerson |

Social attitudes toward sexuality have become less puritanical in recent decades, and laws have changed in accordance with this.  The underlying idea is that people are free to live their sexuality as they choose, as long as in doing so, they do not harm anyone.  Thus, sexuality activity between consenting adults is legal regardless… Read More »

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