Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

a serious ?

a friend of mine has an ex wife who has a so-called disc of child pornography that she claims was in the email of my friend. she has images of them. its been over 3 yrs since she has found them, they are now divorced. she continues to harass and blackmail my friend into doing things. she says she will take the information to the authorities. what legal advice can u give me and my friend about this. what proof would she need and how much jail time.


Asked on 11/19/08, 7:55 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles A. Pascal, Jr. Law Office of Charles A. Pascal, Jr.

Re: a serious ?

Child pornography is a very serious charge. The police would have to prove that he actually possessed the photos. If he still has the same computer, this wouldn't be hard to prove if the police seized the computer. Without the computer, the testimony of the ex saying that she where she got the photos on the disc (I'm assuming that you're saying that she copied photos onto a disc from his email) MAY be enough to charge your friend, and MAY be enough to convict him.

However, she has the problem that she possessed child porn on a disc for 3+ years...that's illegal too.

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Answered on 11/19/08, 9:03 pm


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