Child Sex Crimes

Can You Be Charged with Child Porn Created by AI in Texas?

Published: Apr 04, 2025 in Child Sex Crimes, Criminal Defense, Sex Crimes Involving Children

It’s no secret that artificial intelligence is changing the world. AI is also changing how the law views digital content. From auto-generated art to deepfake videos, AI can now create things that look incredibly real, including images that cross serious legal lines – especially when AI is used to create or manipulate sexually explicit images involving minors. Even if there’s no real child involved—just a digitally generated or manipulated image—you can still face serious criminal charges related to child pornography. And as a recent case in Houston shows, law enforcement…

What Are Enticing a Child Charges?

Published: Nov 12, 2024 in Child Sex Crimes

Enticing a child is a serious charge under Texas law, covered in Texas Penal Code §25.04. This offense involves attempting to lure or persuade a minor, typically with the intent of removing them from their parent or guardian’s care. In Texas, enticing a child is taken very seriously, especially when there’s suspicion that the child was being enticed for unlawful purposes. Knowing how this charge works can help both defendants and families understand the stakes and consequences involved. What Qualifies as Enticing a Child Under Texas Law? Enticing a child…

What’s The Difference Between Viewing & Possessing Child Porn in TX?

Published: Sep 04, 2024 in Child Sex Crimes, Criminal Defense, Sex Crimes, Sex Crimes Involving Children

Understanding the legal distinctions between viewing and possessing child pornography in Texas is critical, particularly if you or someone you know is facing related sex offense charges. Texas law treats these situations differently, with intent and knowledge playing a central role. Viewing vs. Possessing Child Porn: What’s the Difference? First and foremost, possessing child pornography is always illegal in Texas. The law doesn’t leave much room for interpretation here—if you knowingly possess these materials, you could be facing severe penalties. But what about viewing? Under Texas law, simply viewing child…

Proving Child Porn was Accidentally Downloaded

Published: Jul 13, 2023 in Child Sex Crimes, Criminal Defense

When child pornography is found on your computer in Texas, law enforcement will likely charge you with possession of child porn whether or not you intended to download it. While this may cause panic, know that you can take steps to avoid conviction and preserve your reputation and future. If you’ve been charged with possession of child porn, you need to contact an experienced criminal defense attorney right away. One option to combat the accusations is to prove that the illicit materials were accidentally downloaded. Houston criminal defense attorney Ned…

Understanding the Different Internet Sex Crimes in TX

Published: Feb 27, 2023 in Child Sex Crimes, Criminal Defense, Sex Crimes

Sex offenses carry some of the harshest criminal penalties in Texas. And as the internet continues to grow, so do new opportunities for certain criminal offenses, including sex crimes. This makes investigating internet sex crimes a focal point for law enforcement. However, the laws and sex crime offenses themselves can be confusing. Here is a guide to help you differentiate the different types of internet sex offenses and why someone can expect if accused. Cyberstalking Texas’ Electronic Communications Act of 2001 considers cyberstalking a criminal offense under Texas law. Cyberstalking…