ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the ways in which human beings use technology to engage in various forms of sexual expression. It also considers the impact of technology upon paid sexual encounters, or prostitution, which has been in existence since the emergence of society. The chapter also considers the complex legal structures used to define obscenity and pornography, as well as the wide range of well-connected agencies that investigate these offenses. It provides a plain-spoken review of the range of pornography creators and distributors who have been prosecuted in the USA for making obscene content available online. The chapter presents the reader a clear understanding of the situations and circumstances that are likely to lead to federal charges against pornographers. It also provides a unique expose on the ways in which local law enforcement in the USA uses escort-review websites as a means to investigate prostitution and sex crimes generally.
