This week, a judge ruled that Leon Walker will stand trial in one of the most unusual internet crime prosecutions in memory. The case will have profound implications for inter-spousal privacy and the application of anti-hacking statutes. On April 11, the 33-year-old man will stand trial and face charges that he illegally hacked into his then-wife's e-mail account.
Leon Walker, his wife's third husband, was worried that his wife, Clara, was carrying on an affair with her second husband. It is bad enough when a spouse is having an adulterous affair, but Walker was concerned that his wife was involving their daughter in the affair by taking the girl on trips to visit the man. Concerned for the safety of his daughter, Walker logged into Clara's e-mail account and read e-mails that confirmed the affair.