Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Louisiana

What Will Happen?

Something has been troubling me, a couple of nights ago I decided that I would try to use the internet to view pornographic images, well while I was doing this a window opened, I don't know if it was a pop up or something I selected(It is hard to tell), this new window said at first something about under aged teen pornography, being only 14 myself I was intrigued so I opened it, though when it had fully loaded, a small window opened on the page that looked dangerously similiar to a tracing window. The page was one of those windows you can't close and all it said was that the local authoritys would contact me within a few days regarding some law or another, will they really? And if so what would be the course of action that they would take?


Asked on 10/27/03, 9:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Hardy Parkerson Retired Attorney; now Law Professor

Re: What Will Happen?

Dear Fourteen Year Old,

Be careful! Hopefully nobody will contact you. Stay away from those pornography web-sites! Uncle is watching. If they should contact you, you can exercise your rights under the Fifth Amendment not to incriminate yourself by refusing to talk to. If you should be charged, it will be a Juvenile charge. What you did, in my opinion, was not that bad. You were just curious. Nevertheless, the government is becoming paranoid about child pornography, and are evening charginig people who happen to view it on their computers, even out of curiosity. I am sure nothing bad will happen over this one incident. Keep it clean!

Sincerely,

Hardy Parkerson, Atty.

Lake Charles, LA

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Answered on 10/28/03, 8:24 am


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