State v. Mr. L (DMC number 16290) – Felony Sexual Offense (Revenge Porn) – Not Charged – Chandler Police Department Investigated (DR No. 20XX–XXXX3).
Mr. L was a 15-year-old student when his parents retained our firm regarding an investigation into Mr. L possessing and distributing a naked image of another student he knew. This investigation began after another student at Mr. L’s school notified his teacher that Mr. L had engaged in illegal behavior. Specifically, that illegal behavior was possessing and disseminating a naked picture of a young girl, from another school, to a number of his friends. After the school was notified, they contacted local law enforcement to file a report. Local law-enforcement then interviewed all of the children named in the investigation, including Mr. L, who was the main suspect initially. After Mr. L’s parents allowed him to participate in a law enforcement interview, they determined hiring counsel was necessary given the severity of the allegations being made.
Upon being retained, the Pre-Charge Team, met and discussed necessary steps to take. First, we immediately reached out to the parents of the other children involved, including the mother of the young girl who had sent the naked images to Mr. L. As a result of our initial calls to the other juveniles involved, many obtained Counsel of their own to protect their children, as all of the children had some criminal exposure given their sending and receiving of these images.
Given the cooperation of all of the juveniles involved in the investigation, we were successful at having Mr. L Not Charged for his part in the sending and receiving of the inappropriate images. Ultimately, none of the juveniles were charged and the matter was “closed” by Police.