Child Porn News - 02/19/2011

DHS wrongfully seizes websites on child porn grounds The Hill (blog) By Sara Jerome - 02/19/11 11:54 AM ET In a recent round of domain name seizures, the Justice and Homeland Security Departments shut down 84000 websites that hadn't broken the law, falsely accusing them of child pornography crimes, according to ... See all stories on this topic »

New Castle man charged with possession of child porn Newark Post New Castle County Police detectives have arrested Helfried Alberer, a 62 year old male who resides in the 100 block of Louise Road in the community of Chelsea Estates, New Castle, Has been charged with seven counts of dealing in child pornography after ... See all stories on this topic »

Former school teacher arrested on child porn charges KATU Storm was taken to the Multnomah County Jail and is expected to make his first court appearance Monday. Investigators say they found child porn on Storm's computer. He resigned from Stoller Middle School in Northwest Portland which is in the Beaverton ... See all stories on this topic »

Ottawa programmer taken into custody after guilty plea on child-porn charges Ottawa Citizen By Andrew Seymour, Ottawa Citizen February 19, 2011 An Ottawa software programmer who engaged in online sexual chats about children with an undercover detective from his work pleaded guilty Friday to the possession and distribution of child pornography ... See all stories on this topic »

Oklahoma City man gets 20 years in federal prison in child pornography case NewsOK.com An Oklahoma City man who downloaded child pornography from the Internet was sentenced Friday to 20 years in federal prison. BY NOLAN CLAY Leave a comment An Oklahoma City man who downloaded child pornography from the Internet was sentenced Friday to 20 ... See all stories on this topic »

Child Porn: 'Fastest Growing Internet Business' WJBF-TV By Christine O'Donnell Two men have been charged for possession of child porn Friday; one in North Augusta the other in Martinez. Director of the Child Advocacy Center at Richmond County's Enrichment Inc Ginnette Masser says this type of exploitation ... See all stories on this topic »

Man convicted on kiddie porn charge balks at fine Chicago Sun-Times By Teresa Auch Schultz tauch@suntimes.com Feb 19, 2011 12:52AM A Valparaiso man is arguing that he should not have to pay more than $500000 to a victim of a child pornography image he possessed because the victim has not shown a desire to receive ... See all stories on this topic »

Man accused of posting child porn on Facebook WGME Investigators say he posted child porn on Facebook using at least 15 different profile accounts. Facebook closed all those accounts and notified computer crimes investigators. Saturday: Partly sunny, chance for a snow shower early. ... See all stories on this topic »

Former college student sentenced for downloading child porn WSLS By Chris Dumond A former Liberty University student caught downloading child pornography was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. John William Cotton, 20, of Bracey, said he hoped that with continued counseling, he could get over his addiction to ... See all stories on this topic »

P.M. Bay Area Buzz: San Jose mayor says city at risk; Sentencing delayed for ... San Jose Mercury News By George Kelly The sentencing for a former Danville Cub Scout leader who pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possession of child pornography has been postponed until next week. Michael Vawter, 41, who was originally scheduled to be sentenced Friday, ... See all stories on this topic »