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>>> A TEAM TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE AND WITH A YOUNG GIRL
SEXUALLY ASSAULTED4@ IN THE STO
I'LL.
I'LL.
I'LL. TONIGHT HER CASE IS RAISING
QUESTIONS4@ ABOUT HOW COURT
RECORDS ARE HANDLED IN THE AGE
OF TECHNOLOGY.
OF TECHNOLOGY. WHEN IT COMES TO SEXUAL
THOUGHTS OF DRIVERS SOME SAY
THE CURRENT SYSTEM LEAVES THEM
OPEN TO BEING VICTIMIZED OVER
AND OVER.
AND OVER.
AND OVER. >> ♪ THE TO BE HONEST IS GOING
TO JUMP ON HIM 4@AND TEAR HIS
FACE OFF.
FACE OFF.
FACE OFF. IN LIKE ALL OF US APRIL MAKES
SUCH FREQUENT TRIPS TO THE
GROCERY STORE THEY ALL FEEL THE
SAME EXCEPT FOR THIS DAY.
>> IN THE STORE SHOPPING WITH
YOUR KIDS
YOUR KIDS
YOUR KIDS >> SHE REMEMBERS TURNING HER
BACK FOR A SECOND TO REACH FOR
A CAN OF VEGETABLES.
AND IN THAT TIME A STRANGER
WALKS BY AND SEXUALLY TOUCHES
HER LITTLE GIRL.
>> THAT'S HOW QUICK IT WAS.
>> THEY CHARGED THE 73 PREDATOR
WITH THREE COUNTS OF SEXUAL
BATTERY.
BATTERY.
BATTERY. WE AREN'T SHOWING HIS FACE OR
TELLING YOU HIS NAME IN ORDER
TO PROTECT HER IDENTITY.
IT'S THE SAME COURTESY SHE
WANTS THE COURTS TO GIVE SEX
CRIME VICTIMS LIKE HER
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER.
DAUGHTER. >> I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT4
SHE'S GOING TO REMEMBER.
>> THEY WERE READY TO PUT THE
INCIDENT BEHIND THEM BUT
SOMETHING LETTER TO THE COURT
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. >> I WANTED TO FIND OUT MORE.
>> SHE WAS FROZEN IN FRONT OF
HER COMPUTER.
HER COMPUTER. PARALYZED BY WHAT SHE WAS
SEEING.
SEEING.
SEEING. >> I WAS IN SHOCK.
THE MAC SHE WAS STARING AT HER
DAUGHTER'S4@ NAME NEXT EVERY
DETAIL OF WHAT HAPPENED.
AND IF SHE CAN, EVERYONE CAN
READ IT. 4@
RIGHT THERE ON 4@THE WEBSITE.
>> WHEN YOU REPORTED TO THE
POLICE, THEY ALWAYS PROMISE YOU
THAT YOUR NAME WILL BE RELEASED.
WE REALLY PROTECT THE NAMES OF
SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.
AND NOW IT'S ON THE INTERNET.
>> IT WASN'T JUST HER DAUGHTER
THEY FOUND DETAILS ABOUT SEXUAL
CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST
SEVERAL OTHER CHILDREN ON THE
COUNTY'S WEBSITE.4@4@
COUNTY'S WEBSITE.4@4@ WE DIDN'T EVEN NEED THE VICTIMS
NAMES, THE SUSPECT WAS ENOUGH.
>> IT'S BAD.
>> HE IS THE CEO AND GENERAL
COUNSEL FOR THE CHILDREN'S
ADVOCACY CENTERS OF GEORGIA.
>> THERE ARE PRIVACY CONCERNS
ARE SECURITY CONCERNS.
AND WHEN THE CHILD IS OLD
ENOUGH THE CHILD MAY GOOGLE
THEMSELVES AND SEE THAT
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. >> IT'S EXACTLY THE 4@POTENTIAL
HARM THAT THEY HAVE WORKS FOR
YEARS TO TRY TO MINIMIZE WHEN
KIDS BECOME VICTIMS OF SEX
CRIMES.
CRIMES.
CRIMES. 4@HE SAYS PUBLISHING NAMES ONLI
AFTER THE CASE IS OVER IS
VIOLATING VICTIMS OVER AGAIN.
IN4@ JUSTICE MAY HAVE HAPPENED
THE COURTROOM BUT THERE IS LIFE
CONTINUING PAST THE COURTROOM.
IT SEEMS LITTLE BUT IT'S REALLY
BIG.
BIG.
BIG. AND
BIG. AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS
THAT WE NEED TO PUT A STOP TO.
4@>> THE PERSON WHO CAN STOP IT
IS BEVERLY LOGAN.
WHEN THE INVESTIGATORS REACHED
OUT TO HER SHE SAID NO ONE EVER
COMPLAINED ABOUT THE COUNTY
POSTING UNREDACTED DOCUMENTS
ABOUT TEXT CRIME VICTIMS ON THE
WEBSITE AND I CAN SEE WHY THAT
COULD 4@BE DISTURBING.
BUT WE DID AS A SERVICE TO THE
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. >> THE PUBLIC SERVICE IS WHY
MORE AND MORE COURT SYSTEMS ARE
MOVING THEIR RECORDS ONLINE.
IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE
PUBLIC TO HAVE ACCESS 4@TO THEM
>> 4@IN GEORGIA ALL COURTS ARE
LEGALLY REQUIRED TO USE E-FILING
BY JANUARY 1, 2019.
THERE IS NO SUCH MANDATE RIGHT
NOW FOR 4@4@CRIMINAL CASES.
BUT A GROWING NUMBER OF
COUNTIES ALL READY OFFER THAT.
>> IS THE AVAILABILITY
COMPLEMENT THAT'S CONFLICT --
COMPLICATING THIS CLICK
>> IT'S INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S
THINGS THAT YOU STILL NEED TO
DO.
DO.
DO. IT
DO. IT IS
DO. IT IS A GAP THAT SOMETHING FELL
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. AND YOU THINK IT'S PREVENTABLE.
>> NOT THE ONLY ONE PUBLISHING
THOS4@E NAMES ONLINE.
SEVERAL 4@OF THOSE 159 COUNTIES
FACE THE SAME DILEMMA AS THEY
MOVE RECORDS ONLINE.
THERE IS CURRENTLY NO LAW IN
GEORGIA PROHIBITING ANY OF
THOSE COURT CLERKS4@ THOSE
DOCUMENTS IDENTIFYING SEX CRIME
VICTIMS ON YOUR WEBSITE.
>>4@ IT JUST BL4@OWS ME AWAY.
>> ONE OF A FEW COUNTIES TAKING
STEPS TO MINIMIZE ANY POTENTIAL
HARM.
HARM.
HARM. THE
HARM. THE COUNTY CLERK TOLD THEM IN A
STATEMENT THAT THEY4@ RESTRICT
ACCESS TO 4@ANY VICTIM NO MATTE
THEIR AGE.
THEIR AGE. THIS IS FOR SEXUAL CRIMES ONLY.
THIS PROCEDURE IS A COURTESY OF
THE CLERK.
THE CLERK. >> A COURTESY THAT OTHER
COUNTIES DON'T OFFER RIGHT NOW.
>> A COURTESY THAT OTHER COUNTIES DON'T OFFER RIGHT NOW.@
IN FACT LOGAN SAID THEY'D NEVER
THOUGHT ABOUT THE IMPACT.
>> SOMETIMES YOU DON'T KNOW
WH4@AT YOU DON'T KNOW.
AND WHEN YOU KNOW SOMETHING
THAT'S CAUSING HARM, YOU HAVE
TO ADDRESS IT.
>> YOU HAVE TO GET IT OFF OF
THE INTERNET.
THE INTERNET. >> THAT'S ALL I WANT.
WHO KNOWS IF ONE DAY 70 GOOGLE @
SOMEBODY'S NAME AND IT POPS UP.
>> FOR NOW NOBODY OUTSIDE OF
HER FAMILY KNOWS ABOUT THAT DAY
INSIDE OF THE GROCERY STORE AND
THEY HOPE IT ST4@AYS THAT WAY.
>> THAT'S A RIGHT THAT I THINK
THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE.
YOU ARE THE VICTIM.
ALL YOU DID WAS LIVE THE DAY.
>> COBB IS ONE OF A FEW
COUNTIES THAT HAS A POLICY
AGAINST IDENTIFYING SE4@X VICTI
ONLINE.
ONLINE.
ONLINE. AFTER THAT