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Title: Accidental Child Porn Download Leads to Jail Time
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switched.com
URL Source: http://www.switched.com/2009/12/07/ ... download-leads-to-jail-time%2F
Published: Dec 7, 2009
Author: Terrence O'Brien
Post Date: 2009-12-07 20:39:35 by sneakypete
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Matthew White, of Sacramento, California, has found himself in a rather unfortunate situation; he's been accused of downloading child pornography. On the advice of his public defender, White is pleading guilty in hopes of cutting his potential 20-year sentence down to three and a half years. After serving his time, White will have to serve 10 years of probation and register as a sex offender. What makes this unfortunate is that the 22-year-old White claims he downloaded the child pornography on accident from the file-sharing service LimeWire. According to White, he was attempting to download a 'Girls Gone Wild' video two years ago, but when he opened the files, instead discovered images of underage girls. White claims to have immediately deleted the images and never looked back -- at least until the FBI showed up at his door a year later. Last year, agents showed up at the door and asked if they could examine the family's computer. The Whites agreed, and, at least at first, the agents found nothing incriminating. Not satisfied with their preliminary search, the agents used software to dig deep into the hard drive and to recover deleted files. There, they recovered the illegal images. Matt told his local CBS News affiliate: "I asked them, 'Where did you get that? I don't remember that.' I asked them, 'Could I access that if I wanted to?' They said no." Despite the admission by the FBI that he could not access the files even if he wanted to, Matt was still arrested. Quick Google searches, conducted by CBS and ourselves, revealed plenty of complaints from LimeWire users of accidentally downloading child pornography disguised as more innocuous files. In the event you ever accidentally download child pornography, the FBI advises you to immediately notify it. The Bureau admits that there is a chance your computer would be confiscated, but when your other option is facing 20 years in prison, that seems like a small price to pay. [From: CBS 13]'
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#8. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#4)
HAHAHAHAHAHA! You think it's funny that a man loses his freedom for over 3 years,loses his job,and loses his family and reputation over downloading a misnamed file that he deleted? Don't bother trying to pass yourself off as someone who believes in the Bill of Rights anymore. Nobody will be fooled.
Yeah,good idea. Me,too!
If it was only once as he stated - and he could prove what he was trying to download from LimeWire - yes. He could've plead not-guilty. A jury trial would have found him not-guilty under the circumstances. I am sure of that. If this happens to you - report it to the authorities immedialty!
Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
If it was only once as he stated - and he could prove what he was trying to download from LimeWire - yes. He didn't have to prove it. The FBI proved it for him by admitting the file had been deleted and that he couldn't access it if he wanted to,and by not charging him with having ANY OTHER CHILD PORN ON HIS COMPUTER. Now,do you REALLY think the Feebs would arrest him based on that one deleted file only if he had more on his computer? He could've plead not-guilty. A jury trial would have found him not-guilty under the circumstances. I am sure of that. ROFLMAO! Yeah,what the hell. I'm sure the federal judge will overlook the federal prosecutor and his demand to "Send a message by locking him up for the full 20 years" after the federal agents arrested him. BTW,how many tens of thousands of dollars would he have spent on defense attorneys for the original trial and the appeal,and how many years and months would he have remained in prison after the conviction before the appeal was heard? If this happens to you - report it to the authorities immediately! Oh,yeah! You betcha! Count on it!
No, I do not.
Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
Use a real deleter on any thing such as this.
Anybody using LimeWire is a criminal to begin with. I hope the guy gets surprise buttsecked on a daily basis in his prison cell.
What's the difference between Sarah Palin's mouth and her vagina? Only some of the things that come out of her vagina are retarded.
Why? What's the deal with it? I never heard of it before.
What-cha mean, cracka? I have 230 files in my Limewire I be a sharin. ;-D
Now,do you REALLY think the Feebs would arrest him based on that one deleted file No, I do not. Nice job of editing. It totally changed the intent on what I had written. And believe what you want to believe,but according to the report the Feebs ONLY arrested him on that one charge.
It's a program used by stupid file sharers (i.e. music pirates) who want to get caught.
What's the difference between Sarah Palin's mouth and her vagina? Only some of the things that come out of her vagina are retarded.
Hello,Mike. I see you are sportin' Bubba Barry's logo these days. I am sorry to learn you have fallen on your head again.
Ok,that's why I never heard of it. I don't download music files.
You apparently don't value your freedom and/or bank account very highly then. Every time you hear about some computer-illiterate 85 year old grandma in Gopher Nuts IA being sued by RIAA for downloading the Metallica discography, they seem to be using Limewire that their techie geek nephew installed.
What's the difference between Sarah Palin's mouth and her vagina? Only some of the things that come out of her vagina are retarded.
No, I do not. Nice job of editing. It totally changed the intent on what I had written. And believe what you want to believe,but according to the report the Feebs ONLY arrested him on that one charge. Sorry Pete - I was trying to get back to my original point. That being, that if this was simply a one-time thing, that happened 2 years ago, and it was an accident, I don't think the Feds would have arrested the guy. I don't think the guy is telling the whole story. There needs to be more than just one download over two years old for them to even take a look at it. aybe he pissed somebody off. Maybe he gt in a fight with somebody on the internet or maybe he downloaded more than one kiddie porn. The story does not make sense. I really hope that this is not what this world has come to. I know there are crooked cops, but this? Why wuldthey go through the trouble? You know what I mean?
Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
LimeWire is cool, you pay for a subscription.
Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
Didn't know that. Well, at least it isn't BearShare (the reason I clean about 80 percent of the virii and Trojans off computers that I do).
What's the difference between Sarah Palin's mouth and her vagina? Only some of the things that come out of her vagina are retarded.
But that is exactly what they did. They had zero evidence against him,and didn't even have a arrest or search warrant when they showed up. Which means all they had was that one record of his computer downloading one file from that web site,and that file was named "Girls gone wild",which is girls/women 18 or older showing their boobs or asses. I don't think the guy is telling the whole story. I'm sure he's not. I'd be willing to bet he had downloaded other soft or hard core porn,but that's not the point because that's not illegal as long as there are no children involved. There needs to be more than just one download over two years old for them to even take a look at it. I think it was a year old,but the point is the same,and what the point says is the Feebs had a server record of his computer downloading ONE file from a child porn web site that was misnamed aybe he pissed somebody off. Or more likely,the head Feeb in that office was looking for a little publicity. Nothing gets publicity like a murder or child porn case. I really hope that this is not what this world has come to. I'd like to think that too,but experience has taught me better. I know there are crooked cops, but this? You're still not getting it. There was nothing crooked about the cops/Feebs arresting this guy. He was clearly guilty of downloading that file/movie and said he was guilty of downloading it. He also said,and the Feebs are NOT denying it,that the movie was titled "Girls Gone Wild",which is a soft-porn movie of women 18 years old or older flashing a camera,not child porn. He is saying that once he realized what it was he deleted it from his computer,and according to the FBI themselves,the files HAD been deleted. Why wuldthey go through the trouble? You know what I mean? Because they can,and because they have him on record admitting he downloaded that file. Yeah,he could win on appeal,but by then he would have served more time than the plea agreement called for and would have bankrupted his family.
If I were in his shoes, and it was only once, and it was an accident, I wouldn't have taken a plea. I would take it to a jury. Yeah - I'd get a court appointed attorney, but I'd also do my own research and make my own case. I've beat the man in court before - and they supposedly had a search warrent. I got the warrent thrown out - then the case. We got crooked cops here.
Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
Still - if what you say is what happened, the guy got screwed. I advise everyone who has a run in with the law to do some research and know every case similar to theirs they can get a hold of. I even got my father-in-law out of a speeding ticket - just by doing research and filing the right document.
Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
Nobody but NOBODY should take a plea on a computer child porn case. There are too many perv spammers out there who push CP as a payload in their spam - all it takes is one bad click to get enough material downloaded to your computer to send you up the river for years.
What's the difference between Sarah Palin's mouth and her vagina? Only some of the things that come out of her vagina are retarded.
No body should ever take a plea unless they are actually guilty.
Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
Here is a thought. Pleas shouldn't be allowed period. If the government wants to try someone they should try them. Making a plea is corruption of the system. The government just makes ridiculous charges. Then a person is afraid of being found guilty so they plea to some other charge. Then they pay the government some money. All those lazy ass government employees then get to boss you around and spend the fruits of your labor as they sit on their fat ugly asses.
Mel,I'm going by what was reported by the reporter. I advise anyone who has a run in with the law to refuse to say anything other than "May I see the warrant?" ,and "Get the hell out of here." if they don't have one. If they do,the only words you should say is "I want to speak to my lawyer." NEVER admit to anything,even if what you did was unintentional and innocent. Once you do,a plea bargain is the best you can hope for.
AH! We are on the same page!
Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
Couldn't agree with you more if I tried!
Happy Birthday Jesus! Merry Christmas everyone!
He's lucky they didn't also throw in evidence tampering.
This is a quasi political web-board Fresno Grifter.....try posting your desires for a new cellmate/wife on one of your prison penpal sites ok?
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way.
They probably used the threat of filing those and obstruction of justice charges over his head as separate charges to get him to take the plea bargain. DA's LOVE to pile on charges to get people to plead guilty to lesser charges they may not even be guilty of. Face it,the federal prosecutor has virtually unlimited resources that allow him or her to keep dragging you back to court to face different charges,and unless you are a billionaire you don't have the resources that would be required to keep fighting them. The only questions are "do you go to jail now while your family still has a home to live in,or do you go to jail after you are bankrupt and they are homeless?"
I don't use banks, and I welcome anyone's attempt to try to sue me for my Tori Amos, Gordon Lightfoot, Holly Near, or other songs I share. I don't give a shit, I am an anarchist and have never had a judgement collected from me the two times they actually were able to process serve me. As far a Metallica goes, that isn't even music to me. It hurts my ears.
Make me, glee type fag.
What's the difference between Sarah Palin's mouth and other parts of her body? Only some of the things that don't come out of her mouth are retarded.
On this at least, we apparently agree. I'd rather listen to two skeletons fornicating on a tin roof during a thunderstorm than Metallica.
What's the difference between Sarah Palin's mouth and other parts of her body? Only some of the things that don't come out of her mouth are retarded.
"Death to everybody who does not get outta my way." ROFL - THAT is some funny-as-sh*t tagline. (yeah, I know who it's in reference to. PERFECT.)
What's the difference between Racism_Boot's mouth and piehole? NOTHING. Carry on testicle-brain.
OUCH....
Carry on testicle-brain. Can't make me shut up, eh? Didn't think so - I poop out lamers like you before breakfast.
What's the difference between Sarah Palin's mouth and other parts of her body? Only some of the things that don't come out of her mouth are retarded.
What happened? Fibberator step on your boobie?
What's the difference between Sarah Palin's mouth and other parts of her body? Only some of the things that don't come out of her mouth are retarded.
A gerbil-testicle. ;-)
With a mouthful of gerbil testicles, you're right - I can't. I poop out lamers like you before breakfast. Do you regurgitate that poop before or after you've ingested the gerbil-balls? You're quite the circus-freak, aren't you?
"Boobie"?? LOL - a Joan Rivers' or Oprah fan?
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestBoo-fricken-hoo. The guy downloads crap either way-he deserves it.
#9. To: Bickus Dickus (#5)
I'll be sure to put them on speed dial, just in case.
#10. To: sneakypete (#7)
#11. To: mel (#10)
#12. To: sneakypete (#11)
Now,do you REALLY think the Feebs would arrest him based on that one deleted file
#13. To: sneakypete (#0)
#14. To: sneakypete (#0)
(Edited)
#15. To: Racism_Boot (#14)
Anybody using LimeWire is a criminal to begin with.
#16. To: Racism_Boot (#14)
#17. To: mel (#12)
#18. To: sneakypete (#15)
Why? What's the deal with it? I never heard of it before.
#19. To: Ferret Mike (#16)
#20. To: Racism_Boot (#18)
It's a program used by stupid file sharers (i.e. music pirates) who want to get caught.
#21. To: Ferret Mike (#16)
(Edited)
What-cha mean, cracka? I have 230 files in my Limewire I be a sharin. ;-D
#22. To: sneakypete (#17)
Now,do you REALLY think the Feebs would arrest him based on that one deleted file
#23. To: sneakypete (#15)
#24. To: mel (#23)
LimeWire is cool, you pay for a subscription.
#25. To: mel (#22)
Sorry Pete - I was trying to get back to my original point. That being, that if this was simply a one-time thing, that happened 2 years ago, and it was an accident, I don't think the Feds would have arrested the guy.
#26. To: sneakypete (#25)
#27. To: sneakypete (#25)
#28. To: mel (#26)
#29. To: Racism_Boot (#28)
#30. To: mel (#29)
No body should ever take a plea unless they are actually guilty.
#31. To: mel (#27)
Still - if what you say is what happened, the guy got screwed.
#32. To: sneakypete (#31)
I advise anyone who has a run in with the law to refuse to say anything other than "May I see the warrant?" ,and "Get the hell out of here." if they don't have one. If they do,the only words you should say is "I want to speak to my lawyer."
#33. To: A K A Stone (#30)
Pleas shouldn't be allowed period.
#34. To: sneakypete (#25)
He is saying that once he realized what it was he deleted it from his computer,and according to the FBI themselves,the files HAD been deleted.
#35. To: hughthehand (#34)
You are now at full posting privelages. Welcome.
#36. To: Racism_Boot (#14)
I hope the guy gets surprise buttsecked on a daily basis in his prison cell.
#37. To: hughthehand (#34)
He's lucky they didn't also throw in evidence tampering.
#38. To: Racism_Boot (#21)
#39. To: e_type_jag (#36)
This is a quasi political web-board Fresno Grifter.....try posting your desires for a new cellmate/wife on one of your prison penpal sites ok?
#40. To: Ferret Mike (#38)
As far a Metallica goes, that isn't even music to me. It hurts my ears.
#41. To: e_type_jag (#36)
Tagline:
#42. To: Racism_Boot (#39)
#43. To: Liberator (#42)
Carry on testicle-brain.
#44. To: Liberator (#42)
What's the difference between Racism_Boot's mouth and piehole? NOTHING.
#45. To: Murron (#43)
OUCH....
#46. To: Murron (#43)
#47. To: Racism_Boot (#44)
Can't make me shut up, eh?
#48. To: Racism_Boot, Murron (#45)
"boobie"
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