Maurice Washington Faces Charges

[swmohusker]

The video, according to her story, came from his phone.

Occam's Razor tells us he likely sent the video. But we don't know it was him. Could have been someone else on his phone. Could have been someone entirely different and she's lying.  We don't know anything yet.

Thanks knapplc  for being a voice of reason.  It is easy to jump to conclusions but we dont know enough yet to make a judgement one way or another.  

 

[Cdog923]

He wasn't in the video and didn't make the video. He should have deleted the video, but people on here are acting like those things are one in the same. It sounds much worse than what he actually did IMO

I agree!  stop acting like he was present and committed the act!

Distribution of said video is still a crime. 

 

[RedDenver]

I don't get how you can say that with any certainty after having just written this minutes ago.

Because we don't have to believe the officers if they have evidence, which is why I said, "That seems like it'd be easy to prove or disprove."

 

[khaake]

Now you're getting closer.

Question....and it may not have a huge bearing on the outcome.  But, how old was he when this was happening?

I could be wrong, but I don't think his age matters.

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

That’s what I thought. I don’t think this fits the definition of revenge porn. The situation sounds more like the girl reached out to congratulate Mo and his response was a clear message back that he didn’t want any contact from her and why.

Interesting take, I could see that being a scenario. I am just going to sit back and wait to see the rest of this unfold because we only know one side. Innocent until proven guilty is my style 

 

[Ulty]

The only thing we know for sure is that we have our first scandalous topic of the offseason. At least we have something to discuss.

 

[boach_clack]

Curious, why were the parent monitoring her text messages?

 

[BigRedBuster]

Distribution of said video is still a crime. 

Is there a difference between sending it to the person in the video...and "distributing" it to multiple people who aren't?

 

[Cdog923]

Interesting take, I could see that being a scenario. I am just going to sit back and wait to see the rest of this unfold because we only know one side. Innocent until proven guilty is my style 

This is absolutely where we all need to be. However, that's for a court of law, not for a football program. 

 

[Ulty]

Curious, why were the parent monitoring her text messages?

I would guess they were watching out for exactly this sort of thing since the video had previously spread thru the school like wildfire and they were trying to protect her from further harm.

 

[Cdog923]

Is there a difference between sending it to the person in the video...and "distributing" it to multiple people who aren't?

According to the law? No. 

 

[StPaulHusker]

Or, none of the above at this point?

You really are no fun

 

[BigRedBuster]

Because we don't have to believe the officers if they have evidence, which is why I said, "That seems like it'd be easy to prove or disprove."

Is there a chance one of the boys who was involved in producing the film was playing on Mo's phone and thought it would be funny to send it to her from his phone?

I know the chances of that are slim.  But, I've known kids that age to do some pretty stupid stuff like that.  Heck, I had a friend get my wife's phone one time and was sending me text messages and thought it was funny as hell.  It's possible something like that happened here.

 

[B.B. Hemingway]

A totally normal, February day for the football program.

 

[bugeater17]

Is there a difference between sending it to the person in the video...and "distributing" it to multiple people who aren't?

Yes there is a difference. An element of the crime of revenge porn is not keeping it private. A strong legal argument can be made that sending it back to the person it is of is not distributing it to the public. Instead, the prosecution will have a tough time meeting element no. 3 of the crime.