"Weiss, 42, was indicted in March for allegedly stealing private videos and photos of more than 3,300 student athletes - mostly women - from over 100 universities across the country. Federal documents allege that Weiss hacked into the accounts to view and download personal or intimate photographs and videos and took notes commenting on the students' bodies and sexual preferences."
"His attorneys tried to argue that Weiss using stolen passwords is like using a stolen key to unlock a door and doesn't equate to aggravated identity thefts. But U.S. District Court Judge Nancy G. Edmunds disagreed. "The fact that using a house key is not identity theft only reflects that the statute was not written to cover house keys -it does not show that using another person's login credentials without permission cannot be part of an identity-theft crime," Edmunds wrote in her ruling."
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss 10 aggravated identity theft counts against Matt Weiss. Weiss was indicted for allegedly stealing private videos and photos of more than 3,300 student athletes, mostly women, from over 100 universities. Federal documents allege Weiss hacked accounts to view and download intimate images and took notes about students' bodies and sexual preferences. Defense attorneys compared stolen passwords to stolen keys, but the judge ruled that using login credentials can constitute identity theft. Weiss also faces 14 unauthorized access counts, a civil suit from more than 70 women, and more than 70 years in prison if convicted.
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