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Orgazmo · 03-01-2010, 02:50 PM

Kind of old, but Jesus...

'Accidental' Download Sending Man To Prison

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A local man is likely to go to prison for years after he says he accidentally downloaded child pornography onto his computer.

Matthew White, 22, said he was surfing for pornography two years ago on Limewire -- a fire sharing application that allows users to trade music, movies, games and pictures -- when he discovered that some of the files he had downloaded were images of children.

Matt claims he quickly erased the files.

"It didn't appeal to me," he said. "I was looking for women my age, so I just wanted to download 'College Girls Gone Wild' and accidentally downloaded underage pornography."

About a year later, FBI agents showed up at his family's home. The family agreed to let agents examine the computer, and at first, they couldn't find anything.

Investigators later were able to recover the deleted images from deep within the hard drive.

"I asked them, 'Where did you get that? I don't remember that.' I asked them, 'Could I access that if I wanted to?'" Matt said. "They said no."

Facing 20 years in prison for possessing child pornography, Matt is pleading guilty on the advice of his public defender in hopes of getting a three and a half year sentence. He will also serve 10 years probation and have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Matt's father says other parents need to be warned about the consequences of stumbling across illicit material.

"One day, you're going to get a knock on the door and have your child taken away for many years," he said.

Matt's court date has been moved to January 8th due to paperwork issues, according to reports.

The FBI could not comment on this specific case, but said if child pornography is ever downloaded accidentally, the user needs to call authorities immediately. They may confiscate your computer, but it's better than the alternative.

Internet searches reveal a large number of complaints from people who say they've accidentally downloaded child pornography through Limewire.

vaga1220 * · 03-01-2010, 05:31 PM

I'll be god damned that day I let the government done come and take my 'puter.

Der Fuhrer · 03-01-2010, 05:44 PM

That is extremely messed up. It infuriates me. It just shows you how fucked up our law enforcement agencies are. This kid was probably just a normal guy who really did accidentally download child porn. I guess that's why you should never download porn on Limewire...but fuck man this is twisted. The sad thing is that the dirty sons of bitches who produced the child porn are probably still walking the streets freely, and they are the real criminals. It's fucking sick how the innocent are usually the ones who get punished in our system. It's just like the drug user who gets arrested, when they weren't hurting anyone but themselves, but the drug distributor still walks free. God damn our federal, state, and local law enforcement officers.

Now I feel like everyone, including myself, should destroy every computer they've ever owned, just as a precaution. What if you didn't even know it was child porn?

Orgazmo · 03-01-2010, 06:35 PM

Agreed on the limewire thing. There's really no reason to use a program like that for anything, let alone porn. That said, being a dummy probably isn't a reason to be forced into a situation where your best option is to plea for 3.5 years. What a pedoricament!

:-D

Der Fuhrer · 03-01-2010, 06:47 PM

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not expert when it comes to computer science, but I do understand that everything you do on a computer leaves a "footprint". Even if you "delete" something from your computer, it's still there deep down somewhere hidden. So is there anyway to get rid of all traces of a file or program so that when the Feds show up at your door they can't find anything? Other than of course completely destroying your computer and burning the hard drive to dust.

Orgazmo · 03-01-2010, 07:31 PM

If you delete something, it just deletes the reference to it. The item is still there until it is overwritten by something else...which is normally random.

There are programs out there that will delete and overwrite files so that they are unrecoverable, though.

Der Fuhrer · 03-01-2010, 07:49 PM

That's awesome. Thanks for the link.

So now I can watch all the child porn I want without getting in trouble? Just kidding.

Orgazmo · 03-01-2010, 07:54 PM

Yes sir.

03-01-2010, 02:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	If you accidentally download child porn...YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL. MOTHERFUCKER. Kind of old, but Jesus... 'Accidental' Download Sending Man To Prison Source A local man is likely to go to prison for years after he says he accidentally downloaded child pornography onto his computer. Matthew White, 22, said he was surfing for pornography two years ago on Limewire -- a fire sharing application that allows users to trade music, movies, games and pictures -- when he discovered that some of the files he had downloaded were images of children. Matt claims he quickly erased the files. "It didn't appeal to me," he said. "I was looking for women my age, so I just wanted to download 'College Girls Gone Wild' and accidentally downloaded underage pornography." About a year later, FBI agents showed up at his family's home. The family agreed to let agents examine the computer, and at first, they couldn't find anything. Investigators later were able to recover the deleted images from deep within the hard drive. "I asked them, 'Where did you get that? I don't remember that.' I asked them, 'Could I access that if I wanted to?'" Matt said. "They said no." Facing 20 years in prison for possessing child pornography, Matt is pleading guilty on the advice of his public defender in hopes of getting a three and a half year sentence. He will also serve 10 years probation and have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. Matt's father says other parents need to be warned about the consequences of stumbling across illicit material. "One day, you're going to get a knock on the door and have your child taken away for many years," he said. Matt's court date has been moved to January 8th due to paperwork issues, according to reports. The FBI could not comment on this specific case, but said if child pornography is ever downloaded accidentally, the user needs to call authorities immediately. They may confiscate your computer, but it's better than the alternative. Internet searches reveal a large number of complaints from people who say they've accidentally downloaded child pornography through Limewire.

03-01-2010, 05:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
vaga1220 * *Dislikes ham Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: HELL 666 Posts: 1,518 Internets: 60790	I'll be god damned that day I let the government done come and take my 'puter.
	Putting the sensual in non-consensual.

03-01-2010, 05:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Der Fuhrer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 549 Internets: 5464	That is extremely messed up. It infuriates me. It just shows you how fucked up our law enforcement agencies are. This kid was probably just a normal guy who really did accidentally download child porn. I guess that's why you should never download porn on Limewire...but fuck man this is twisted. The sad thing is that the dirty sons of bitches who produced the child porn are probably still walking the streets freely, and they are the real criminals. It's fucking sick how the innocent are usually the ones who get punished in our system. It's just like the drug user who gets arrested, when they weren't hurting anyone but themselves, but the drug distributor still walks free. God damn our federal, state, and local law enforcement officers. Now I feel like everyone, including myself, should destroy every computer they've ever owned, just as a precaution. What if you didn't even know it was child porn?
	Last edited by Der Fuhrer; 03-01-2010 at 05:47 PM.

03-01-2010, 07:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
Der Fuhrer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 549 Internets: 5464	That's awesome. Thanks for the link. So now I can watch all the child porn I want without getting in trouble? Just kidding.
	Last edited by Der Fuhrer; 03-01-2010 at 08:15 PM.

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03-01-2010, 06:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Agreed on the limewire thing. There's really no reason to use a program like that for anything, let alone porn. That said, being a dummy probably isn't a reason to be forced into a situation where your best option is to plea for 3.5 years. What a pedoricament! :-D

03-01-2010, 06:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Der Fuhrer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 549 Internets: 5464	I'll be the first to admit that I'm not expert when it comes to computer science, but I do understand that everything you do on a computer leaves a "footprint". Even if you "delete" something from your computer, it's still there deep down somewhere hidden. So is there anyway to get rid of all traces of a file or program so that when the Feds show up at your door they can't find anything? Other than of course completely destroying your computer and burning the hard drive to dust.

03-01-2010, 07:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	If you delete something, it just deletes the reference to it. The item is still there until it is overwritten by something else...which is normally random. There are programs out there that will delete and overwrite files so that they are unrecoverable, though.

03-01-2010, 07:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,699 Internets: 305662	Yes sir.