Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Georgia

i downloaded a program on my boyfriends lap top to show me his interent usage. I stayed at his house every other day and every other weekend. He allowed me free access to his computer at any time. He recently found out about the program (which has been deleted and the account closed), but he is saying that if I dont purchase him a brand new lap top he will press criminal charges on me. His computer is fine, not damaged, working fine. Can he do that? If so, what kind of trouble am I looking at?


Asked on 1/06/10, 3:25 pm

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Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

From OCGA 16-9-93

Computer Invasion of Privacy. Any person who uses a computer or computer network with the intention of examining any employment, medical, salary, credit, or any other financial or personal data relating to any other person with knowledge that such examination is without authority shall be guilty of the crime of computer invasion of privacy...Any person convicted of the crime of computer theft, computer trespass, computer invasion of privacy, or computer forgery shall be fined not more than $50,000.00 or imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both

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Answered on 1/11/10, 7:01 pm


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