A felony crime accusation has been filed against Leon Walker. Walker checked in on his wife's actions. He did this by logging into her email account. Walker has an if-or defense to this criminal offense. First, that his wife had no expectation of privacy because she left her passwords around their shared home. If it was hacking, though, he was doing it to protect a child. Article source - Leon Walker charged with felony hacking for reading wife's e-mail by MoneyBlogNewz.

All about the criminal offense charged to Leon Walker

Leon Walker was arrested and could be tried on Feb. 7 on anti-hacking statues. There was a purpose for writing the laws. It was designed to keep government computers from being hacked and prevent identity theft. If convicted of hacking, Leon Walker faces up to five years in prison. The alleged hacking criminal offense occurred when Walker logged into his wife's Gmail account to try to confirm his suspicion that she was being unfaithful to him.

Walker hacking accusation protection

Leon Walker and his lawyers don't dispute that he logged into his wife's e-mail account. His wife would leave pieces of paper all around the house. They would have her passwords on them. He also said that they shared the laptop that he was using as it was one purchased after they were married. The Gmail would be left open on the shared computer often. Walker explains that this was frequently happening.

Justification for Walker's alleged crime

If Leon Walker's defense that his wife had no "reasonable expectation of privacy" does not work, it is not his only option. Walker says that his child's safety was the concern when he checked his wife's e-mail. He was worried after she didn't come home one night. This got him to check her e-mail for clues. He became concerned that she was spending time with her first husband, who was convicted of domestic abuse. Walker was worried so he printed the e-mails. He then sent them to the father of the child who was Walker's second husband. The second husband was asked where he got the e-mails. He said that Walker had sent them.

Information from

Telegraph

telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8227235/Husband-facing-five-years-in-jail-after-hacking-wifes-email.html