Who Is Liam Burgmann? Accused Of Hacking Teen Girls For Nudes

Liam Burgmann is a 19 year old man from Berkeley, California. He has been accused by police of hacking into the social media accounts of teenage girls and accessing their nude photos.

Burgmann attended Berkeley High, graduated in 2021, and the nine girls were students at the school.

> Court documents in Liam Burgmann arrest case

Burgmann Arrested And Charged. “A former Berkeley High School student is facing multiple felony charges this week after police say he hacked into the accounts of nine female BHS students, stole nude photographs from them and posted the images online.” [BerkeleySide]

School Officials Told School Resource Officer Accounts Had Been Hacked. “”BHS officials reportedly notified the School Resource Officer (SRO) on May 10 that “several female students had their social media accounts hacked to search for and access personal nude photographs.” [Berkeley High Jacket]

Investigators: Case Is “Revenge Porn.” “Investigators are calling these cases “revenge porn,” as the suspect obtained private pictures and information of his victims. Now, investigators are wondering if there were more victims involved in these cases.” [NBC]

Multiple Charges, Including Child Pornography. “On August 25th, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged the suspect with PC 311.11(a)—felony possession of child pornography, multiple counts of PC 502(c)—felony accessing “hacking” computer systems, PC 530.5(c)(3)—felony identity theft, and multiple counts of PC 647(j)(4)—distributing private intimate images (AKA revenge porn).” [Berkeley Police]

Burgman Trial Details

Burgman Sentenced. “A 20-year-old Berkeley resident has pleaded no contest to distributing nude photographs of 13 people and been sentenced to nine months in jail, as part of a plea deal with Alameda County prosecutors, court records show. Liam Burgmann, a Berkeley High alumni, allegedly hacked multiple Berkeley High students’ Snapchat accounts, targeting teen girls for their underage photographs. Some of the pictures were posted to websites like 4Chan and Reddit, while others were used in attempts to blackmail the victims, authorities say.” [MORE]