Category Archives: Sexting

A 22-year-old Lake City man was arrested Thursday after allegations arose that he sent more than 2,000 sexually oriented texts to a Canadian minor. The man was charged with transmission of obscene or harmful material to minors. The case apparently started on Feb. 27 when the 11-year-old child’s mother informed Ontario police that her child [...]

Whittel & Melton St. Petersburg 727-847-2299 – Florida Sex Crimes Attorneys A 23-year-old volunteer youth leader with the St. Petersburg Boys & Girls Club was arrested Tuesday for allegedly attempting to seduce a 14-year-old girl through sexually explicit text messages. The St. Petersburg man faces two felony charges. St. Petersburg police officers claim the man “groomed” [...]

Whittel & Melton, LLC 1-866-608-5LAW (5529) – Florida Sex Crime Attorneys A 33-year-old Apopka, FL woman arrested in April for allegedly engaging in a brief sexual relationship with a teen was sentenced to two years in prison and eight years of sex-offender probation by a judge on Friday. The woman accused of exchanging hundreds of text [...]

The Ocala Internet Sex Crime Lawyers at Whittel & Melton work tirelessly to provide top legal representation to those charged with crimes related to “sexting” or transmission of harmful material to minors.  Ocala, Florida – An anonymous tip to Marion County, Florida police regarding harmful material between a 36-year-old man and a 16-year-old female resulted [...]

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Brooksville, FL teens Thursday for allegedly sexting a photo of a bare breast. A 15-year-old boy and girl were both charged with transmission of pornography by electronic device. The boy was taken into custody after he supposedly confessed to a school resource officer that he forwarded a cell [...]

A bill to reduce “sexting” penalties for minors was passed by the Florida House on Friday. This bill would make a first violation a non-criminal offense, a second a misdemeanor and a third a felony. The new bill would allow a minor who receives a pornographic image the chance to report it to police, parents [...]