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Sexuality and the Law

William & Mary Law School

Journal

Criminal Law

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Punishing Sexual Fantasy, Andrew Gilden Nov 2016

Punishing Sexual Fantasy, Andrew Gilden

William & Mary Law Review

The Internet has created unprecedented opportunities for adults and teenagers to explore their sexual identities, but it has also created new ways for the law to monitor and punish a diverse range of taboo sexual communication. A young mother loses custody of her two children due to sexually explicit Facebook conversations. A teenager is prosecuted for child pornography crimes after sending a naked selfie to her teenage boyfriend. An NYPD officer is convicted for conspiracy to kidnap several women based on conversations he had on a “dark fetish” fantasy website. In each of these cases, online sexual exploration and fantasy …


Toward A Socially Responsible Application Of The Criminal Law To The Problem Of Street Harassment, Maeve Olney Nov 2015

Toward A Socially Responsible Application Of The Criminal Law To The Problem Of Street Harassment, Maeve Olney

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.