Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) Investigation
CASE STUDY
Criminal Defense Case Study for CSAM Investigation
Tags
Digital Forensics, Forensic Examination, Criminal Defense, Child Pornography, CSAM
Background
A criminal defense attorney contacted Maryman to perform forensic examinations for their client. Their client had been arrested for various crimes. During the search of his computer, a single video file containing CSAM material was discovered by the investigator. A single count of possession of child pornographic material was added to the list of charges for the individual.
The defense attorney informed us though their client was engaging in the downloading adult pornographic material he had never searched for, nor downloaded, CSAM material. The attorney informed us that their client was ready to accept a plea deal, only if the possession of child pornographic material charge was dropped, because the individual did not want to be on a sex offender registry.
Scope
The Maryman team was hired to review the reports provided by law enforcement. We were also provided with the forensic image of the computer system to conduct our own analysis.