Unencrypted chat history is a prime target for police

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1874605

A 17-year-old from Nebraska and her mother are facing criminal charges including performing an illegal abortion and concealing a dead body after police obtained the pair’s private chat history from Facebook, court documents published by Motherboard show.

  • Cybersteel@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Wait what the heck is an illegal abortion? You mean getting one from unlicensed practioners? Some do it time to time to save money or don’t know any better.

    • LittlePrimate@feddit.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      the charges against the two women are based on established abortion law (Nebraska outlaws abortions 20 weeks post-fertilization unless the mother’s life is in danger)

      At the time, Celeste was 28 weeks pregnant — at the start of her third trimester.

      Police used the chat history as evidence to seize the pair’s computers and phones. They have since charged the two women with a number of crimes, including charging Jessica with allegedly performing an abortion 20 weeks after fertilization and performing an abortion without a licensed doctor (both felonies), and charging Celeste (who is being tried as an adult) with the felony of removing, concealing, or abandoning a dead human body.