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Child Pornography
Criminal defense in child pornography cases usually focuses on preventing a public trial. Dismissal of the case due to minor guilt or a penalty order without a public trial are possible. It’s usually important to avoid a main hearing. A monetary penalty proves to be significantly better than a public trial. This allows our clients to avoid the significant reputational damage that can accompany a criminal defense in child pornography cases.
In criminal defense in child pornography cases, we may also question whether the offense constitutes a crime. Often, there is a gray area. The definition of child pornography is not as clear as it might seem at first glance. In many cases, it is juvenile pornography, which is far less problematic under criminal law. In some cases, this offense is not even fulfilled.
In general, the number of criminal proceedings in this area has increased massively. This is due to new capabilities available to police authorities. They regularly conduct raids on dealers of child pornography internationally, obtaining a wealth of customer data. This includes, for example, bank details or IP addresses, which can be used to easily identify customers. This results in investigations. Usually, the accused only become aware of this when the police conduct a house search and usually confiscate data storage devices.
In such a situation, the accused should contact us immediately.
