A Juneau man accused of a felony computer crime is scheduled to go to trial in April for allegedly placing a keylogger on a woman’s computer without her knowledge.
Timothy Ryan Johnson, 27, made his first court appearance on Tuesday for his arraignment in Juneau Superior Court before Judge Louis Menendez.
Johnson entered a not plea through his defense attorney Julie Willoughby. A three-day trial is scheduled to begin April 8.
Johnson was indicted by a Juneau grand jury last month on a single felony “criminal use of a computer” charge, which prohibits using keyloggers or other devices to intercept or record another person’s keystrokes or computer entries. That’s a class ‘C’ felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
According to the affidavit, Johnson told police he placed the keylogger on her computer to see if she was cheating on him.
The woman contacted the Empire after news of the indictment broke, and she says that they were not dating at that time.
Johnson is next scheduled to appear in court for an omnibus hearing on Feb. 4 and a pretrial hearing on March 21.
Johnson was previously released on his own recognizance. The judge ordered Tuesday he be prohibited from contacting the woman in this case.
• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at emily.miller@juneauempire.com.
Comments (9)
Add comment"Johnson told police he
"Johnson told police he placed the keylogger on her computer "
Then he plead not guilty to "a single felony 'criminal use of a computer' charge, which prohibits using keyloggers or other devices to intercept or record another person’s keystrokes or computer entries"
"I put it on there but I didn't put it on there if that means I commited a felony...." This guy isnt the sharpest tool in the shed...
No, I know him from school.
No, I know him from school. He's unstable, mentally.
No, I know him from school.
No, I know him from school. He's unstable, mentally.
If they were not dating...
... How did he get access to her computer?
Why do the stores sell
Why do the stores sell keyloggers if they are illegal?
cozmos
I did't understand this law at all. Especially as a parent who has used software to monitor my kids.
But after looking at several sites I came out with this as the simplest explanation.
"In most cases you have the right to install any programs on the computer that belongs to you. You also have the right to install programs on other peoples' computers if you have their permission. Installing a monitoring program on another person's computer without his/her permission may be illegal."
So it's sold everywhere because we can legally monitor our own computers. But it wasn't his computer now did he have permission to install the software (according to the news reports)
HA :)
I actually got a thumbs down for that reply.
Gotta love the comments and the things people don't like.
Needed a chuckle today.
Wow he'll serve more time jimmy Hansen
So sad..