Military Computer Crime Cases – Military Computer Pornography Cases and Military Unauthorized Computer Use Cases – Military Defense Lawyer

Unauthorized and/or Inappropriate Use of Military Computers Can be Very Serious. Accessing, Possessing, Creating, Transporting, Distributing, Transmitting Adult or Child Pornography on Government or Personal Computers (UCMJ Articles 92 and 134) or Using Government Computers to Violate Classified Information Rules Are Two Such Cases.

When military members are accused of computer related crimes, they can face a variety of military adverse actions and disciplinary actions, to include court-martial trial. Military computer crimes are primarily charged under UCMJ Articles 92 and 134. If you are a military member facing these allegations, you need a strong military defense lawyer as your advocate. Attorney Richard V. Stevens is a civilian court-martial defense lawyer and military defense lawyer. He began handling military cases in 1995 and he has been handling military cases for over 30 years. He has been handling military computer crime cases for more than three decades. He, and the military defense law firm he founded, are here to provide you with the zealous defense you are seeking to protect you from the potential consequences of these military misconduct claims.

Military Computer Pornography Cases

Over our years of military law practice, our civilian court-martial defense lawyers have defended numerous military cases alleging accessing/viewing, possessing, creating, transporting, distributing, or transmitting adult or child pornography on government or personal computers.

These cases can be complicated, as they can involve forensic computer experts and analyses, forensic medical experts to determine the ages/development of the individuals depicted in the images (Tanner staging), the possibility of AI creation or alteration of images, and handling and assessing alleged CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Materials). These cases can also involve legal issues addressing the authority and scope of computer searches and seizures, dealing with different peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing sources (such as LimeWire, Gnutella, Morpheus, BearShare and Kazaa), dealing with government forensic agencies such as DC3 (DOD Cyber Crime Center) and USACIL (US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory), dealing with outside agencies (such as NCMEC – National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Google, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Telegram, Discord, Viber, Signal, Whatsapp, etc.), charging under federal pornography statutes, and issues regarding government computers, government networks, and military computer and network restrictions in deployed environments.

While the broad term “computer” is used above, these cases can involve personal computers and networks, government computers and networks, desktop computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, external and portable memory devices and mobile data devices, such as MP3 players, gaming platforms, and mobile phones.

Child Pornography Allegations in the Military Justice System (UCMJ Article 134)

Child Pornography is often charged under UCMJ Article 134. These military cases are extremely serious. Attorney Richard V. Stevens has handled various scenarios in these types of cases. This has included law enforcement stings, in which the law enforcement agent was posing as a minor. Another scenario is a law enforcement arrest of an alleged CSAM distributor, who then points to others he/she allegedly distributed the photos or videos to. Another common scenario is when a user of a public platform like Snapchat is flagged for sending or receiving inappropriate content. Still another scenario is when someone discovers on a device, or sees on a screen, an impage or video that is questionable. The point is that these cases can come in all different types of scenarios. But, what is common to all of these cases is how serious they are.

Offenses Concerning Government Computers (UCMJ Article 123) – Classified Information

This type of military computer crime case is completely different than the military computer pornography cases described above. In this type of case, a military member is accused of:
(1) knowingly accessesing a Government computer, with an unauthorized purpose, and obtaining classified information, with reason to believe such information could be used to the injury of the United States, or to the advantage of any foreign nation, and intentionally communicates, delivers, transmits, or causes to be communicated, delivered, or transmitted such information to any person not entitled to receive it; or

(3) knowingly causing the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally causes damage without authorization to a Government computer.

These are such serious and complicated cases because they usually involve security clearances, classified information, and government privileges. This is detailed more on the main web page regarding Military National Security Cases

Handling these serious Military Computer Cases requires the expertise of a skilled military defense lawyer. Not only can these cases be complicated, but the accused military members also face extreme jeopardy – possible federal criminal conviction, lengthy jail terms, dishonorable discharge or dismissal, possible sex offender registration (in that type of case) and a variety of other legal, professional, personal, and family consequences.

An experienced and aggressive defense attorney is absolutely vital in these military cases.

Civilian court-martial defense attorney Richard V. Stevens is a civilian criminal defense attorney and former active duty military JAG lawyer who exclusively practices military law and defends military members stationed around the world who are facing military trials, discipline and investigations. If you’re facing military allegations regarding computer crimes and pornography, don’t hesitate to seek the legal help you’re going to need. For a free initial case consultation, please contact us.

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Attorney Richard Stevens

Mr. Stevens has been handling military cases since 1995. He has defended military cases dealing with the most serious military offenses, including allegations of “war crimes,” national security cases, murder, manslaughter, homicide, rape, sexual assault, other sex related offenses, drug offenses, computer crimes (pornography), larceny, fraud, AWOL/desertion, conduct unbecoming, military academy offenses, offenses within combat zones, senior officer cases and other military specific offenses around the world. [ Attorney Bio ]