Former Law Professor Pleads Guilty To Possessing Kiddie Porn
The moral of the story here is pretty obvious: Stay away from child porn on the internet.
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Ex-Biglaw Partner Who Possessed Kiddie Porn Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Trafficking
What sentence did this former partner receive?
Former Allen & Overy Partner Indicted on Additional Kiddie Porn Purveyance Charges
Let’s learn more about the allegations against Edward De Sear, including details on where he supposedly viewed and trafficked child pornography….
Should This Child Porn Aficionado Be Readmitted to Law School?
A former top law student convicted of a sex crime wants back in to the school to complete his last semester...
Quotes of the Day: Way Harsh
To me, a failure to distinguish between people who look at these dirty pictures and people who commit contact offenses lacks the nuance and proportionality I think our law demands. — Professor Douglas Berman, commenting on the case of Daniel Enrique Guevara Vilca, a 26-year-old who was just sentenced to life in prison without the […]
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More About the Former Biglaw Partner Accused of Child Porn Distribution
A former colleague of Edward De Sear, the prominent law firm partner accused of child pornography distribution, reminisces about him.
Allen & Overy Partner Accused of Kiddie Porn Purveyance
A prominent capital-markets lawyer, and a former partner at several top law firms -- Allen & Overy, Bingham McCutchen, McKee Nelson, Orrick, Milbank Tweed -- has been accused by the feds of child pornography distribution.
Alleged Gibson Dunn Child Porn Possessor Found Dead
The nauseating story of Moshe Gerstein has come to an abrupt end. Gerstein, who had been accused of possessing violent child pornography, has been found dead. The allegations against Gerstein — who worked at Gibson Dunn and Skadden — were particularly disturbing. Gerstein was accused of stockpiling thousands of images of brutal child porn. But […]
Lawyer of the Day: Gibson Dunn Associate Hit With Child Porn Charges
Allegations of criminal conduct can be made against attorneys from all walks of life. An innocent-looking solo practitioner in Illinois can be accused of prostitution. A partner in a well-regarded Minnesota law firm, the incoming president of the state bar association, can be accused of molesting a child (and convicted of criminal sexual conduct, after […]
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Non-Sequiturs: 06.14.11
* An associate in the New York office of Gibson Dunn, Moshe Gerstein, has been hit with child pornography charges. (More coverage to come; if you know him personally and have info to share, please email us.) [New York County District Attorney’s Office] * Motion to vacate the Proposition 8 decision, on the grounds that […]
Morning Docket: 03.11.11
* Johnson & Johnson will have to fix several factories after an agreement with the FDA prompted by massive product recalls. This still doesn’t explain why my bottle of Tylenol may contain tree nuts. [Bloomberg] * Charlie Sheen hammered out a custody agreement With Brooke Mueller. That’s nice. [People Magazine] * Texas may consider a […]
Child Porn Found by the Geek Squad Can and Will Be Used Against You in a Court of Law
Tech-savvy people who love porn seem to know that one can avoid trouble by keeping the dirty stuff on an external hard drive (an effective tactic, except if you’re an SEC lawyer). Non-tech-savvy people don’t think about this. And those same people are the types who take their laptops to the Geek Squad when they […]