We certainly hope this public service message is received, but it has resulted in a punishment more severe than it had to be given the unusual facts and circumstances of this case.” “Judge Cote reasoned that because of Anthony’s notoriety, a sentence of imprisonment could discourage others from following in his footsteps. “We are of course disappointed that Anthony was sentenced to prison, particularly so given that Judge Cote found that the treatment program Anthony had engaged in for the past year was showing great promise and should be continued,” Weiner’s attorney, Arlo Devlin-Brown said in a statement. Weiner, the estranged husband of Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s former adviser, cried when the sentence was handed down. She added, “This is a serious crime that deserves serious punishment.” “It could make a difference in lives and is a very significant part of this sentence.” “Because of the defendant’s notoriety, there is intense interest in the defendant’s plea and sentence,” Cote said in court. Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York stated that Weiner’s sentence carried more importance because of his previous political career. In addition to the prison term, Weiner also was sentenced to three years of supervised release.
Anthony Weiner was sentenced Monday to 21 months in federal prison for sexting with a minor. Recently the BBC tried to fulfil the role of a regulator by testing Facebook's reporting tools and ended up being reported to the police by Facebook.Former Rep.
It is a curious situation we find ourselves in when the manner in which mobile operators handle customer complaints are deemed 'serious' enough to warrant regulatory oversight, but there is no oversight of Report Abuse systems online platforms operate. In every system, there is always room for improvement, however, in the absence of robust oversight mechanisms, there is no requirement for accountability or transparency and little impetus to improve systems. In the absence of regulatory oversight, how can we know how effective the mechanisms that Facebook, Skype and other platforms, have in place to protect children and young people. However, there are no oversight mechanisms that a regulator can apply to Facebook or Skype when it comes to handling reports involving child sexual abuse, largely because to date, a self-regulatory approach has prevailed. Ofcom's investigation found that Vodafone’s customer service agents were not given sufficiently clear guidance on what constituted a complaint, while its processes were insufficient to ensure that all complaints were appropriately escalated or dealt with in a fair, timely manner. Ofcom recently fined Vodafone for 'serious and sustained breaches of consumer protection rules.' Vodafone was fined for not handling customer complaints in a timely manner, and failing to comply with Ofcom's rules on handling customer complaints. This process is necessary to identify the lessons that can be learned from this case.įurthermore, this man was a known child sex offender, whose offences included, the possession of 'child exploitation material and grooming persons under 16.' His record raises questions as to whether or not there were sufficient barriers in place to impede this man from using social networking platforms to access potential victims. This man's activities date back to 2007, and he communicated with his victims via Facebook and Skype, which raises questions about whether or not, over the course of the last ten years, the actions of this man were brought to the attention of Facebook or Skype, via their report abuse systems. If so, what steps, if any, did Facebook or Skype take in response to those reports? There should be an evidential trail in the abuse management systems, of the reports submitted via the Report Abuse system by, for example, members of the Facebook community, and the actions, if any, taken by the moderators.Īrguably, in the aftermath of this case and for the purpose of transparency and accountability, those records should be accessible to a regulator to determine to what extent Facebook and Skype carried out its duty of care to these children and young people. This case highlights the need for greater regulatory oversight and independent assessment of the effectiveness of the systems Facebook, and other businesses, operate to protect children.Ī 42-year-old man Australian man, who posed online as Justin Bieber has been charged with 931 child sex offences.
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