Don't Forget the Text Messages

Text messages are shortcut for investigators in teacher-student cases. "Private text messages between lustful school teachers and their student paramours are undoing many furtive liaisons. Parents and police are discovering evidence of the illegal sexual activity through text messages, and prosecutors increasingly are using the messages sent via cell phones to win convictions.

"People think it's a much more secret form of communication," said Todd Stefan, executive vice president of a Los Angeles-based security company that provides electronic forensic services. "Often times, we see parents monitor their children's computer use, but cell phones often fall through the cracks."  Not always. . . . "