CYBERSTALKING SYMPOSIUM
Prosecuting Cyber-stalking cases -- 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. [DAs and Law enforcement only -- MCLE available] presented by: Jane Anderson As technology and e-devices are the means increasingly used by offenders to stalk, harass, threaten, and locate their victims, law enforcement -- District Attorneys in particular need to understand how to prosecute a cyberstalking case. In this presentation you will learn how to present digital evidence in court, and conduct trauma-informed interviews. We will discuss trial strategies and sentences that preserve and enhance victim safety through probations of condition or other court orders. Protecting Victims by Managing and Monitoring Offenders -- 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. [law enforcement, DAs, probation, and parole -- MCLE available] presented by: Bryan Franke (sponsored by Cal OES County Victim Services (XC) Program Grant) Learn about easy to use portable software tools that can be used by law enforcement to observe and download information quickly from electronic devices on scene during a probation/parole search, and other strategies to prevent offenders' access to protected or prohibited on-line content. Combating "Revenge Porn" and Digital Abuse -- 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. [open to all -- MCLE available] presented by: Erica Johnstone (sponsored by Cal OES County Victim Services (XC) Program Grant) In this presentation you will learn strategies and the legal means by which to remove harmful, harassing, and sexually explicit images and communications posted online. How to Locate and Defeat the Cyberstalker -- and Privacy Plans for Victim Future Safety -- 2:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. [open to all -- MCLE available] presented by: Valenda Applegarth (sponsored by Cal OES County Victim Services (XC) Program Grant) To understand how cyber-stalkers stalk our victims, we need to understand how they work, and how they use technology to find, follow, and terrorize. We use this information to teach law enforcement, victims, victim advocates, lawyers, any victim service provider how to combat the stalker and create a privacy plan and strategies to protect the victim. *It is highly recommended that DAs and law enforcement attend all sessions as each provides varying information and strategies on how to protect the cyberstalking victim. PRESENTERS: Jane Anderson, AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women, aequitasresource.org Christa "Jane" Anderson (JD) is an Attorney Advisor with AEquitas: The Prosecutors' Resource on Violence Against Women. As an Attorney Advisor, Jane presents on trial strategy, legal analysis and policy, and ethics. She provides technical assistance and case consultation for prosecutors and allied professionals; authors and develops resources, publications, and curricula; and consults on the development of protocols and policies that improve responses to crimes of violence against women. Prior to joining AEquitas, Jane served as an Assistant State Attorney with Florida's Eleventh Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County. As a prosecutor, she tried many of the state's first human trafficking cases, including related sexual assault, child abuse, and money laundering crimes. Most recently, Jane focused on building stronger prosecutions through the use of cyber investigations, digital evidence, and racketeering statutes. Prior to focusing on human trafficking prosecutions, Jane served as the Chief of Litigation for the Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Unit. Jane graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor from American University, Washington College of Law after earning a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Washington in Seattle. Prior to her legal career, she lived and taught English in Bangkok, Thailand. Jane is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Valenda Applegarth Greater Boston Legal Services www.gbls.org Valenda Applegarth is a Senior Attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services with over 20 years of experience in representing victims of domestic and sexual violence and is a nationally recognized expert in victim relocation and privacy protection. She created and staffs the nation's first Relocation Counseling Project for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, which launched in Massachusetts, and was a recipient of the 2006 Mary Byron Foundation Celebrating Solutions Award. In addition to the Massachusetts project, Valenda partners with the National Network to End Domestic Violence to provide technical assistance and training nationwide in an OVW-funded project, The Relocation, Counseling, and Identity Protection Initiative. Bryan Franke 2C Solutions, LLC www.2csolutions.org Detective Bryan Franke is a 28 year veteran of the Longmont Police Department. He is currently assigned to, and was instrumental in forming, the Cyber Crimes Unit, as well as the development of the Boulder County Computer Forensics Lab; a combined computer forensics lab made up of personnel from the Boulder County Sheriff's Office and the Longmont Police Department. He is an active member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Colorado Task Force and is certified as a Forensic Computer Examiner and an Electronic Evidence Collection Specialist through an International organization (IACIS), and a certified Field Search Instructor through KBSolutions. He helped form the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the HTCIA and is currently serving as the 1st Vice President of that chapter. He has been qualified as an expert witness multiple times in the 20th Judicial District (CO). Bryan has performed forensic examinations on computers, cell phones, GPS units and other portable devices such as tablets, external HDD, and various types of flash storage. He is the president and founder of 2C Solutions, LLC, an organization dedicated to training other professionals on how to investigate, prosecute, and proactively monitor the use of technology by probation clients, as well as how to deal with various digital crime/technology-based investigations. Erica Johnstone, Ridder, Costa & Johnstone, LLP, rcjlawgroup.com Erica Johnstone is a partner at Ridder, Costa & Johnstone LLP, a San Francisco law firm focusing on intellectual property, internet, and privacy law. Erica specializes in representing people who have been harmed through the use of technology. She litigates online issues regarding the nonconsensual distribution of sexually explicit images, harassment, the right to privacy, identity theft, impersonation, and defamation. Erica educates the public and lawmakers on these issues, and is on the cutting edge in using the legal system to identify and confront this new class of harms. She serves as part of California Attorney General Kamala Harris's Task Force Against Cyber Exploitation. She is the Co- Founder and Vice President of Without My Consent, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops educational materials to empower victims of digital abuse to seek justice across the United States. FAQs: Lunch: Will take place from 12:45-2:15 p.m. [which coincides with a planned evacuation drill that will occur from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at the Civic Center]. Lunch can be purchased at nearby locations and information will be provided at the symposium about lunch options. Materials: Please bring your own paper and pens/pencils for notetaking. Handouts specific to the presentations will be provided as well. Please email Dori Ahana at dahana@marincounty.org or Stephany Tone at stone@marincounty.org for more information. Please feel free to invite those in or associated with your organization that you believe will be interested in attending. *****PLEASE RSVP BY 9/26****** (include your name, your organization's name, and number of attendees)
at Marin County Civic Center
Board of Supervisors Chambers, Room 330, 3rd Floor, Administrative Building, , 3501 Civic Center Drive
San Rafael, United States
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