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Another Arrest in Webcam Pornography Case

Jeremy W. Peters writes in The New York Times:

A 28-year-old computer consultant was arrested here [Detroit] Monday for his suspected involvement in the case of a California teenager who used a Webcam to start his own online pornography business.

The consultant, Ken Gourlay of Detroit, is being held on a $500,000 cash-only bail and faces 10 felony charges, including criminal sexual conduct, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and distributing child pornography. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison.

The arrest of Mr. Gourlay signals a new front in the government's response to the revelation that minors have been using Webcams to run their own child pornography Web sites, one that could have a crippling effect on this once-burgeoning business.

posted by Fergie @ 5/16/2006 06:07:00 AM