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A Fox News producer who covered Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign for the cable network is facing child porn charges after federal agents discovered photos and videos on his computer depicting "children under the age of ten being sexually abused by adult men and women."
investigator conducting "pro-active undercover investigations" on an unnamed peer-to-peer network determined that Bruns's computer contained llicit images
www.pub.umich.edu...
Bruns leaves 'U' in criminal case
By Gerard Cohen-Vrignaud
Daily Staff Reporter
Less than two weeks after Department of Public Safety detectives had arrested him on charges of distributing child pornography, LSA first-year student Aaron Bruns voluntarily dropped out of the University while his case was pending, his lawyer told District Court Judge John Collins on Wednesday.
As a condition of his freedom - Bruns is out on a personal recognizance bond - Washtenaw County Assistant Prosecutor John Reiser asked that Bruns not use a computer for anything other than school work, said County Recorder Jackie Wallen.
Bruns' attorney Douglas Mullkoff indicated that he would not be using a computer since he had left the University.
Bruns' preliminary hearing was adjourned until May 12 at the request of his lawyer. Bruns was not present in court yesterday, having returned home to Lima, Ohio.
DPS detectives seized Bruns' computer on March 15 from his South Quad room. Thousands of pornographic images were stored on his computer, many of them of children in explicit sexual situations, said DPS Lt. Wesley Skowron.
Bruns was arrested on March 18 by DPS Sgt. Kevin McNulty and released after arraignment.
DPS was informed by the Florida Bureau of Investigations early last month that an individual using University internet access was trading child pornography via an internet chat relay, Skowron said.
The Florida authorities regularly monitor internet activities to catch traffic in child pornography.
Skowron said Information Technology Division officials tracked down Bruns and that he was still logged on to the relay chat at the time of his arrest.
Skowron said Bruns has been trading and downloading pornography since at least late January, receiving as many as a few hundred inquiries a day from others eager to trade child pornography.
Skowron said DPS does not view the trading of child pornography as a serious problem on campus.
"I think this is an isolated incident as far as child pornography," Skowron said. "We have no indications that there is a network at the University."
Julie Peterson, University spokesperson, said the University has not been informed of Bruns' decision to drop out.
"As far as I know, he's still enrolled," Peterson said.
If convicted of distributing child pornography, Bruns could face up to seven years in prison and a $50,000 fine.
Mullkoff declined to comment yesterday while the case is still pending.
Originally posted by greeneyedleo
This piece of *&%^ needs to be locked up in a hole in the ground and left to die.
And how the hell did he get a job ANYWHERE. Doesnt anyone do background checks anymore? Or do people just look the other way?
Originally posted by eNumbra
Originally posted by greeneyedleo
This piece of *&%^ needs to be locked up in a hole in the ground and left to die.
And how the hell did he get a job ANYWHERE. Doesnt anyone do background checks anymore? Or do people just look the other way?
And until you get your way...
Do you think it's better that they have jobs and places to live and are trackable or that they live on the streets and there is no way to know where they are at a given time?
Originally posted by kennethmd
Yep, they only rarely go after those who sexual abuse children. They always go after those who download those photos. If they go after those that sexual abuse children, they won't have anyone to put in prison. Unless the child that being abuse reported to the law. Then they will arrest the abuser.
[edit on 11-2-2009 by kennethmd]
Originally posted by greeneyedleo
Originally posted by eNumbra
Originally posted by greeneyedleo
This piece of *&%^ needs to be locked up in a hole in the ground and left to die.
And how the hell did he get a job ANYWHERE. Doesnt anyone do background checks anymore? Or do people just look the other way?
And until you get your way...
Do you think it's better that they have jobs and places to live and are trackable or that they live on the streets and there is no way to know where they are at a given time?
Neither. I prefer they be kept far away from society. These people should never EVER be allowed to walk the streets.
And if they are out on the streets, the only way to track them is to have GPS on them. I seriously doubt that would go over real well.
Obviously him being out in the free world and being able to contribute to the horrible world of child porn is not the answer.
[edit on 2/12/2009 by greeneyedleo]
Originally posted by bobbylove321
Once again, the question comes up of "Who are these people?" Clearly, we can all see that the people who run our news, media, tv's, commercials, etc are all corrupt just like the politicians.
Originally posted by bigvig316
reply to post by mattifikation
And all he got was probation. The law seems to be a little lax in its terms of justice. I am not sure if he flipped on his supplier or something to get it reduced or just had a real liberal judge. I wish I could find more on that. But not all news articles are posted from 2000.
Originally posted by kennethmd
The best way to do this. Is to built a prison city, and put them in them. They can use one of the military bases that been close to this. All the government have to do is put a wall around it.
Originally posted by mental modulator
Originally posted by bigvig316
reply to post by mattifikation
And all he got was probation. The law seems to be a little lax in its terms of justice. I am not sure if he flipped on his supplier or something to get it reduced or just had a real liberal judge. I wish I could find more on that. But not all news articles are posted from 2000.
...you mean conservative judge...
Originally posted by mental modulator
Originally posted by bigvig316
reply to post by mattifikation
And all he got was probation. The law seems to be a little lax in its terms of justice. I am not sure if he flipped on his supplier or something to get it reduced or just had a real liberal judge. I wish I could find more on that. But not all news articles are posted from 2000.
...you mean conservative judge...
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