Michigan Court: Downloading Child Porn is the Same as Making Child Porn
A UPI newswire article, via Science Daily, reports that:
A Michigan appeals court has ruled that downloading child pornography from the Internet can be charged as "making" the material.
Making or manufacturing child pornography is a felony in Michigan with a potential sentence of 20 years in prison. The court upheld the position of the Muskegon County prosecutor in the case of former Egelston Township Treasurer Brian Hill, the Muskegon Chronicle reported.
Hill is awaiting trial. The court ruling has put his case on the docket, although the issue is likely to be decided by the state Supreme Court.
posted by Fergie @ 1/28/2006 01:53:00 PM
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