Child Porn News -02/16/2011

US government accidentally shuts down 84000 websites during child porn raid Raw Story By Eric W. Dolan Approximately 84000 websites were shut down and wrongfully accused of having links to child pornography as part of "Operation Protect Our Children," a new joint operation between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department ... See all stories on this topic »

European Parliament Decides to Block Child Porn at Source XBiz By Bob Johnson, XBIZ.com BRUSSELS — The European Parliament decided yesterday that European Union member states must attempt to block child porn images at the source rather than forcing complete Internet blocking. Reports said that members of the ... See all stories on this topic »

New Milford man sentence in child porn case Danbury News Times A 38-year-old truck driver from New Milford was sentenced in Bridgeport Wednesday to 14 months in prison for possession of child pornography. The sentence imposed on John Confortini by US District Court Judge Stefan Underhill was significantly less ... See all stories on this topic »

Judge orders child-porn suspect Dennis Devlin to remain in jail Orlando Sentinel A federal magistrate judge last week ordered that Devlin, who faces charges of producing and possessing child pornography, remain jailed until a detention hearing could be held. Devlin, 57, who also lives at the Desert Inn, was arrested earlier this ... See all stories on this topic » Orlando Sentinel

Police search office of ex-coach facing child porn charges WHDH-TV Investigators said they found child pornography at his home and he may have been secretly videotaping some students at North Andover High School. Well known and well liked North Andover High School wrestling coach David Castricone isn't very popular ... See all stories on this topic » WHDH-TV

Boise man pleads guilty in child porn case KIVI-TV AP - February 16, 2011 1:04 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A 41-year-old Boise man has pleaded guilty to downloading and storing child pornography images on his home computer. Prosecutors say Wesley James Hurley pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing sexually ... See all stories on this topic »

Man charged after child porn found Fredericksburg.com BY KEITH EPPS A child pornography suspect police thought had fled from the area didn't go too far after all. Michael Neal Michaud, 50, of Arrowhead Drive in Stafford County was arrested at his home shortly before 2 pm yesterday, a few hours after ... See all stories on this topic »

Maine Lawmaker Proposes to Close Child Porn Loophole MPBN News Bill Diamond says it's not a crime in Maine to simply view child porn online, and he'd like to change that. A state senator is proposing to make it a crime to view child pornography online. Sen. Bill Diamond, a Windham Democrat, says while it's ... See all stories on this topic »

Doctor gets jail on child porn charges Lansing State Journal A family doctor was sentenced to 46 months in prison today for possessing child pornography, despite his claims that he never solicited the photos. Dr. Craig Tubbs, 50, of St. Louis, a family physician and a married father of two, was sentenced in ... See all stories on this topic »

Virginia man gets 15 years in 'members' porn case phillyBurbs.com AP A Virginia man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge in Pittsburgh for his role in a social networking site that enabled dozens of members to share child pornography online. Fifty-nine-year-old Fred Woolum, of Lexington, Va., ... See all stories on this topic »