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The new challenges of new "child porn" in a new media world

By Douglas A. Berman

Regular readers know the many sentencing challenges posed by the proliferation of child porn resulting from the internet and related technologies.  And this New York Times article, headlined "Michigan Town Split on Child Pornography Charges," highlights some of the new challenges that new technology is posing for this area of law.  Here are excerpts: People in this economically pressed town near Lake Michigan are divided into two camps: Those who think Evan Emory should pay hard for what he did, and those who think he should be let off easy. Mr. Emory, 21, an aspiring singer and songwriter, became a household name here last month when he edited a video to make it appear that elementary school children in a local classroom were listening to him sing a song with graphic sexual lyrics...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 08, 2011 (boomark / email).