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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2900174&page=1

What a funny guy!

Feb. 23, 2007— Federal agents arrested Charles Rust-Tierney, the former president of the Virginia chapter of the ACLU, Friday in Arlington for allegedly possessing child pornography.

According to a criminal complaint obtained by ABC News, Rust-Tierney allegedly used his e-mail address and credit card to subscribe to and access a child pornography website.

The complaint states that federal investigations into child pornography websites revealed that "Charles Rust-Tierney has subscribed to multiple child pornography website over a period of years."

As recently as last October, the complaint alleges, "Rust-Tierney purchased access to a group of hardcore commercial child pornography websites."

Complaint Alleges Access to Graphic Material

Rust-Tierney admitted to investigators that he had downloaded videos and images from child pornography websites onto CD-ROMs, according to the complaint.

The videos described in the complaint depict graphic forcible intercourse with prepubescent females. One if the girls is described in court documents as being "seen and heard crying", another is described as being "bound by rope."

The investigation is being conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the Arlington County Police as part of the Northern Virginia and District of Columbia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Rust-Tierney made an initial appearance in a federal court in Alexandria, VA, Friday. He is being detained pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for Wednesday, February 28.

Youth Coach, Argued Against Restricting Public Internet

Rust Tierney coaches various youth sports teams in and around Arlington, Virginia, according to court documents.

In the past, Rust-Tierney had argued against restricting Internet access in public libraries in Virginia, writing, "Recognizing that individuals will continue to behave responsibly and appropriately while in the library, the default should be maximum, unrestricted access to the valuable resources of the Internet."

I guess he wanted to be able to download kiddie porn at the public library. What a sick individual.

I'd say idiotic more so than sick.

I'd say idiotic more so than sick.

Well, some of us arent comfortable with the idea of pre-teen bondage.

Moron and I hope the goons in jail beat the shit out of him.

Good thing all his friends are lawyers
All of them?

Unfortunate.

Yes, you find one in every crowd. But this one is delightfully ironic, and damaging to the image of the ACLU's push for library Internet freedom.

Not that I think the library should put any restrictions on their Internet access, but it looks like the ACLU has to wipe a dog turd off of their shoe.

Unfortunate.

Moron and I hope the goons in jail beat the shit out of him.

I personally hope not, as that definitely will not help matters whatsoever, especially since at the moment it is still alleged rather than proven.

There is a good side to this, though: thanks to his alleged access of child pornography sites, the sites in question can and will be shut down and the people who have abused the children charged and imprisoned. In a way, his access to child porn allows for the children involved to be saved from it.

Gold star for him! That must've been his plan, lol.

There is a good side to this, though: thanks to his alleged access of child pornography sites, the sites in question can and will be shut down and the people who have abused the children charged and imprisoned.

If only that were true. Sadly, however, these sites tend to be run from countries outside what (for want of a better word) I'll call the civilised world. In this instance, uncivilised people are brutalising children and 'civilised' people are paying them to keep doing it.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2900174&page=1

What a funny guy!



I guess he wanted to be able to download kiddie porn at the public library. What a sick individual.

Holy shit.

Rule #654b. When in doubt, go for thinly disguised ACLU bashing.

But still, how stupid can people be?

Rule #654b. When in doubt, go for thinly disguised ACLU bashing.

But still, how stupid can people be?

Contrary to popular belief, Hydrogen is not the most abundant thing in the universe. Stupidity is.