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My wife and I want to use a webcam to monitor the family room of our home for security reasons.
Our concerns are if my wives boys, my stepsons (8&11) accidentally were to be filmed without there clothes on, would we be in trouble or accused of any child pornography? Sometimes they run from the shower to there room naked or something innocent like that little kids do. Or once in while they think its funny to moon each other or something like that despite there being punished for it. They are usually in there underwear also when they are home and its just the family here and no visitors.
The webcams save the video to the hard drive. The only time that anyone other than my wife and I would see the video is if we were to turn it in to law enforcement to help capture footage of burglary or intruder. Would we be in any kind of trouble for any video like that that inadvertantly included the boys in it in that manner?
Good Morning,
Child Pornography is defined as images or pictures of a child in a sexual position or in an aroused state. If what your doing is what you describe, you should be fine. There are way to many people creating real, harmful child porn to worry about parents catching their kids running from the shower to their rooms and such.
Your going to be OK.
Be well and stay safe..
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Chris Wagoner
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I can answer questions concerning Computer Crime Investigations and Internet investigations including Computer Crime Laws both at the State level and Federal level. I can answer questions on almost any crime in which a computer is used. In addition I can answer questions concerning copywrite infringement (peer to peer, and copying). I served as a police Commander and conducted and still conduct Computer Crime Investigations at the Local, State and Federal level. I have investigated all most any kind of crime with which or which involved a computer and the internet, from murders, kidnappings, extortion, drug dealing and more. I can answer questions concerning Computer Forensics (the art of recovering information from a suspects computer), Computer Crime Investigations and Internet Investigations. I am a Federally Court Recognized Expert in Computer Crime and Computer Forensics. I have worked in both Facebook and MySPace, also in Peer to Peer investigations. In addition I can answer questions concerning child predators and how to make your children safer on-line. I teach Computer Forensics, Internet Investigations, Peer to Peer Investigations and other computer crime related subjects for several colleges and the Institute of Police Technology and Management. My hobby webpage - Military Videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdID8487
Experience
I conduct computer crime investigations in conjunction with the F.B.I., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, and University of Florida Police Department, Levi County Sheriff’s Office, Starke Police Department and other agencies in the North Florida Court District. I provide the forensic data recovery services for those agencies as well as internet tracing and information gathering. I am a Federal Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime Investigations and Forensics. I teach Computer Forensics for the University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management. I also teach Computer Crime courses for Tallahassee Community College, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Training Center. Associate Instructor; teach Computer Crime courses thorough out the world for IPTM. Presently Teach Cyber Crime Investigations, Computer Crime Investigations and Computer Forensic Data Recovery Course.
Education/Credentials
2 Degrees in Criminal Justice, now teach college level Data Forensics classes
Awards and Honors
Awarded the FBI Directors Award for assisting the FBI in a National Computer Crime Investigation. Awarded Dec 2002
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