11th Circuit upholds conviction for possession and distribution of child pornography
The 11th Circuit upheld Matteo DeGennaro’s conviction for the possession and distribution of “materials depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit activity” via a “peer-to-peer file sharing network” in violation of several provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a).
6th Circuit upholds child pornography conviction against warrant challenge
Paull argued that the search warrant, which led to the discovery of images, printouts, disks, cds, and videos in his home, was improperly issued–under the Fourth Amendment–because it relied on an affidavit (provided by the investigator) detailing Paull’s subscription to a child pornography website–a website, Paull testified, that he had not subscribed to for “at least thirteen months.”
Cali. court rules that “knowing possession” encompasses automatic downloads in “temporary internet files”
The Court held (1) that the “defendant personally possessed the child pornography files on his family’s computer” and (2) that “an image displayed on a computer screen, as opposed to the underlying file, may be knowingly possessed or controlled in violation of child pornography statute.”
Social Costs of Pornography
Morality in Media: “Contrary to the perceptions of some, most hardcore pornography is not “just two (or perhaps three) people having sex.” Most hardcore pornography is produced for males, and when males become addicted to pornography, they begin to seek out, in the words of psychologist Dr. Victor B. Cline, “rougher, more explicit, more deviant, and ‘kinky’ kinds of sexual material to get their ‘highs’…”
