1. Breaking the Law through the Misuse of Technology
Lia Meehan and Andrew Stevens
Licking County Prosecutor’s Office
Juvenile Division

2. Abuse and Misuse of Technology
Sexting
Cyberbullying/Internet Safety
Telephone Harassment

3. Questions for you Do you own a smart phone?
How much time do you spend using social media or the internet per day?
How many social media sites do you belong to?

4. Sexting What is the Law? In Ohio it is against the law…
To photograph a minor in a state of nudity
To create, direct, produce, or transfer any material that shows a minor in a state of nudity
To posses or view any material that shows a minor in a state of nudity

5. Law in Action
If you take a picture of yourself in a state of nudity…..
You have broken the law, felony of the 2nd degree
If you send that picture to another….

6. Law in Action SO WHAT SHOULD YOU DO??
If you receive a picture of a minor in a state of nudity…
You have broken the law, felony of the 5th degree
If you view a picture of a minor in a state of nudity
SO WHAT SHOULD YOU DO??

7. Potential Criminal Consequences
Diversion Program
Sex Offender Probation
Juvenile Detention Facility
Ohio Department of Youth Services
Classification as a Sex Offender

8. Potential Criminal Consequences
Sex Offender Classification & Registration
Discretionary - age 14 or 15 at the time of the offense
Mandatory - age 16 or 17 at the time of the offense
Tier I Offense
10 year in person registration
Tier II Offense
20 year in person registration

9. Statistics

10. Potential Criminal Consequences
Approximate Licking County Juvenile Cases
11 Cases Charged Officially in 2014
14 more brought in for review in 2014
12 Cases Charged Officially in 2013

11. Potential Social Consequences
Humiliation, Extortion, and Loss of Privacy
Parental and School Punishment
College Scholarships and Loans
Military and Employment

12. Cyberbullying Jessica Logan Act Cyberbullying
Ohio Legislation now allows schools to suspend students who use a technology in a manner that is deemed to be harassing, intimating or bullying to another student
Cyberbullying
When a minor is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another minor using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies, or mobile phones
What Would You Do?

13. Cyberbullying Responding to Cyberbullying Don’t Reply
Print the messages
Report the Messages
Don’t Delete the Messages
Block or Unfriend the Bully

14. Other Crimes Linked by Technology
Telecommunications Harassment
Menacing
Criminal Tools
Inducing Panic

15. Internet Safety Internet Safety Don’t talk to strangers online
Don’t share your password
Don’t share personal information
Limit your friends and followers
Post with caution
Protect yourself

16. Dealing With Cyberbullies
Emma's Story
Teens Talk about Cyberbullying