Santa Barbara Internet Crimes Attorney
About Internet Related Crimes
The internet provides individuals with a vast resource of knowledge and the means to communicate easily with family, friends, and associates. It also provides individuals with a venue for meeting new people and making new friends. While there are many advantages associated with the internet, it is very important to understand that the internet can also be a dangerous place. Many individuals separate their real lives from how they act on the internet. Because the internet provides a certain amount of anonymity, some individuals believe that what they do or say on the internet carries no consequences in the real world. This mindset can lead normally good and law-abiding individuals into doing or saying something that would not do outside of the anonymous world of the internet.
Over the last few years, the internet has become more and more integrated into our everyday life. As more and more individuals turn to the internet every day, many people think it is important to establish some rules or guidelines to protect innocent individuals from the dangers of the internet. Many parents fear that dangerous individuals will turn to the internet in order to harm their children. In response, a number of government agencies and law enforcement groups have sprung up to monitor the internet for dangerous individuals and content. These agencies often resort to entrapment and other means to lure innocent individuals into implicating themselves in internet sex crimes.
Internet Crimes Lawyer Serving Santa Barbara
At Lessem, Newstat & Tooson, LLP, we strongly believe that any individual accused of a crime is innocent until proven otherwise. We know that internet related charges tend to rely on circumstantial evidence that can be challenged successfully in court. Sex crimes are not the only internet related crimes law enforcement monitors for. Internet based white collar crimes, such as identity theft, fraud, extortion, and destructive hacking are subject to strict legislation that can result in serious consequences. We know how troubling it can feel to be charged with a crime that carries severe punishments for an action that does not seem worthy of such strict repercussions. A Santa Barbara criminal defense attorney from our firm is standing by to help. Call our firm today.
If you have been accused of an internet related crime, you should not hesitate to contact a Santa Barbara internet crimes attorney.