not sure if it's ok to put the more serious part in the thread title
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Nintendo Switch leaker Ryan West AKA RyanRock admits child sex abuse
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What did he leak originally? Was it that leak which had the full 2016 3DS lineup and the marketing budgets?
You could have just posted it here and laughed at us when we said, "lol get this shit outta here". Now we know you're a child porn chump and I think it's illegal in my state to say what I want to about him
Well, the child porn part is definitely serious and carries the much harsher prison sentence, but he also owes close to $260,000 to Nintendo for the hacking and leaks (after he already promised to stop hacking).
So even without the child porn charge, he'd still be feeling pain from having to pay the restitution. The double-whammy here just means he's Super Fucked, and justifiably so.
Me neither, but it sounds like he was a minor too. Were these pics of kids his own age? Or much younger? There's something weird about being registered a sex offender for viewing pictures of people your own age.
Also, "Bad Stuff"? Subtle.
He was a minor in 2016 but not in 2019 when they came a knocking on the door. He's 21 as of today.
Imagine being smart enough to hack into Nintendo but do this, lol.
At this point, I feel like its more of a surprise when a hacker ISN'T busted w/ child porn on their computers. Not sure what about that lifestyle draws one to the other, but man; 16 and destroyed his life already.
Well I wasn't expecting that turn of events. Forget the video game stuff, the child porn charge is fucking disgusting. There is a special place reserved in hell for them.
Sabi always had some hacker connection. I don't know if this is that person, though.
If it is, HOO BOY.
It says the hacking was done in 2016, so unlikely. The Sabi "hacker friend" rumors haven't been proven yet.
Fuck this guy.
It has not been proven because it has not been found, but people have said that it is the only way they could get the list of so many games in E3.
I read this on Reddit a few hours ago. I think the OP here, much like in Reddit, is burying the lede. It makes people sympathetic towards him. "Big bad Nintendo cracking down on these freedom fighting hackers!" It's really not the case.
Anyways, I remember this dude from my Wii U scene days... He was a moron, but I couldn't have imagined he was also a fucking shitstain of a human being.
Put him in jail and throw away the key.
He was an adult when he was busted. But here's the thing: even if he were a minor, I have to imagine it'd still be a crime to be in possession of sexual pictures of underage people. At least, that's how it is here in Spain. I have to assume that it's the same in the rest of Europe, and, ostensibly, in the US. Somebody can shed more light on this, though.
Anyways, I remember this dude from my Wii U scene days... He was a moron, but I couldn't have imagined he was also a fucking shitstain of a human being.
Put him in jail and throw away the key.
He was an adult when he was busted. But here's the thing: even if he were a minor, I have to imagine it'd still be a crime to be in possession of sexual pictures of underage people. At least, that's how it is here in Spain. I have to assume that it's the same in the rest of Europe, and, ostensibly, in the US. Somebody can shed more light on this, though.
So I'm not defending the guy, and never would. But there is a distinction to be made here...
Considering the guy was caught primarily for hacking and the child pornography was a side charge, it's very possible that the child pornography was discovered as a part of the investigation. But that also means the child pornography charge could be from finding disgusting "Loli" hentai on his computer as much as it could be from discovering actual dark web pornography. Either way it's disgusting and horrible but the way the article and case are written makes you think it's the former than the later. Otherwise the child pornography would be the main part of the case. Either way, the dudes fucked and deserved it. But I merely question whether this is actually "burying the lead".
Which I realize opens me up to 100 responses but again, I'm not defending the guy and I'm not caring. I'm merely speaking from a legal point of view at most.
I doubt very much that they can accuse you of possessing pedophile content by loli hentai content. It is disgusting but for now not illegal.
It seems likely that Sabi came into contact with a hacker for her too-comprehensive E3 and Gamescom leaks at the very least, but there is no actual proof, only speculation and strong suspicions afaik
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that wasn't my intention. i just thought it would be sensationalist for the video game section of the forum and the people who enter the thread will see it anyway. if you guys think it's necessary i can ask for a title change.
The article is from Polygon, since their focus is technology of course they're going to speak more about that than the other charges.
The mere fact he's facing up to 20 years in jail make it obvious that the charges of child pornography became the main driver of the case at this point, and neither the police nor the prosecution are a bunch of imbeciles, they wouldn't be charging him for freaking anime/manga. If he's getting charged, it's because they found that disgusting stuff.
He's a paedophile, no way to argue against that. I hope he rot in jail.
The US Law doesn't make a distinction. The FBI and Law Enforcement doesn't actively look for it, mostly because it's a waste of time, but they'll readily throw it as an extra charge if the discover it in the process.
Again, not defending the monster, but the fact that it's implied to be a subsequent charge definitely opens up the door for such a scenario.
even when ignoring the child porn stuff, he dug his own grave. breaking in and stealing stuff, even digitally is still a crime. he got lucky with getting a slap on the wrist the first time, but he decided to push it further. he reaped what he sowed
Actually, my source was the US Department of Justice:
California man who hacked into Nintendo servers to steal video games and other proprietary information pleads guilty
Seattle – A 21-year-old Palmdale, California, man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to federal crimes related to his computer hacking scheme and his possession of child pornography found on his digital devices, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran.
Again, the guy can readily rot in jail, but the fact that the Department of Justice is "burying the lead", suggests that they aren't. But either way, the guy's understandably fucked.
Pretty sure it's the same here. I remember people warning teens of sexting and sending dirty pics to their SOs for this reason. But yeah, somebody corrected me that he wasn't a minor.
If it were the one occurrence maybe, but they also got things from Gamescom and a Nindies direct, in addition to the VR Plant stuff. I just find it weird to believe every one of these cases is due to hacking.