This was a copy/paste out of today's Free Speech Coalition newsletter. I hope it'll help the public and prosecuters realize that they can't lump legitimate sites into the "child porn" cover argument that's so often ERRONEOUSLY used by some of them!
Dave
www.davecummings.com
TEEN SITES NOT CHILD PORN SAYS FBI
HOUSTON, TX -- The FBI has completed a review of material on seized
University of Texas-Houston computers based on complaints by university
audit manager Cynthia Davis. Last fall, Davis contacted the FBI and
University President James Willerson, reporting "horrific and egregious
displays and behavior" in 15 audits over five years at UT-Houston, the most
recent involving 10 male employees, including physicians, viewing
pornography, eight of whom visited teen sites.
She also wrote that the problem is much worse than the 10 people
selected as a sample and that she reported the matter to the FBI because she
is "no longer confident" UT-Houston can investigate itself.
However, perhaps Davis did not realize that "teen," does not mean
child in the adult Internet.
"We have reviewed the bulk of the computer hard drive material and found it
didn't meet our child pornography threshold level," said Bob Doguim, an FBI
spokesman in Houston. "We interviewed experts and analyzed the images --
where they came from, when they were taken -- and concluded they didn't
constitute child porn."
Responding to the issue of misuse of university computers, President
Willerson said that he wanted the UT-Houston community to know "that
allegations of personnel viewing pornography on university computers were
promptly and thoroughly reviewed. A decision had been made, he said, "to
counsel those involved and place written reprimands in their files." He also
said that those reprimanded were advised that "further similar incidents
would result in termination."
In the meantime, Davis is no longer employed at the institution. She
has resigned, citing the university's failure to take stronger disciplinary
action against the employees and what she called retaliation against her,
which created a hostile work environment.
From Todd Ackerman, The Houston Chronicle, 2/18/04
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...olitan/2409820
Dave
www.davecummings.com
TEEN SITES NOT CHILD PORN SAYS FBI
HOUSTON, TX -- The FBI has completed a review of material on seized
University of Texas-Houston computers based on complaints by university
audit manager Cynthia Davis. Last fall, Davis contacted the FBI and
University President James Willerson, reporting "horrific and egregious
displays and behavior" in 15 audits over five years at UT-Houston, the most
recent involving 10 male employees, including physicians, viewing
pornography, eight of whom visited teen sites.
She also wrote that the problem is much worse than the 10 people
selected as a sample and that she reported the matter to the FBI because she
is "no longer confident" UT-Houston can investigate itself.
However, perhaps Davis did not realize that "teen," does not mean
child in the adult Internet.
"We have reviewed the bulk of the computer hard drive material and found it
didn't meet our child pornography threshold level," said Bob Doguim, an FBI
spokesman in Houston. "We interviewed experts and analyzed the images --
where they came from, when they were taken -- and concluded they didn't
constitute child porn."
Responding to the issue of misuse of university computers, President
Willerson said that he wanted the UT-Houston community to know "that
allegations of personnel viewing pornography on university computers were
promptly and thoroughly reviewed. A decision had been made, he said, "to
counsel those involved and place written reprimands in their files." He also
said that those reprimanded were advised that "further similar incidents
would result in termination."
In the meantime, Davis is no longer employed at the institution. She
has resigned, citing the university's failure to take stronger disciplinary
action against the employees and what she called retaliation against her,
which created a hostile work environment.
From Todd Ackerman, The Houston Chronicle, 2/18/04
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...olitan/2409820
because they didnt want people to know they liked what they saw 
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