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ACLU Sues DA Who Threatened Teen Girls with Child Porn Charges

By Corey Rayburnyung

Fresh off their victory over sex offender registry restrictions in the Pittsburgh-area, the ACLU of Pennsylvania has filed a complaint in federal court against a Wyoming County district attorney who threatened three high school girls with child porn charges arising from semi-nude cell phone pictures of themselves. You can read the complaint here.  For more coverage, check out Ars Technica and the Wall Street Journal Law Blog.The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit today against the Wyoming County district attorney for threatening three high school girls with child pornography charges over digital photos in which they appear topless or in their underwear. The district attorney has demanded that in order to avoid the charges, the girls be placed on probation, participate in a five-week re-education program and be subject to random drug testing...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on March 27, 2009 (boomark / email).