3-30-2008 Wisconsin:
MADISON — A Tomah, Wis., man was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison Thursday for sending child pornography videos to an undercover FBI agent.
U.S. District Judge John Shabaz gave Jason Shrake, 32, 330 months in prison, saying he was concerned about the damage done to child pornography victims and wanted Shrake confined as long as the law would allow.
When he leaves prison, Shrake also will be on supervised release for the rest of his life, Shabaz said.
A jury Jan. 17 convicted Shrake on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.
After Shrake had sent the two videos March 20, 2005, an FBI search of his home turned up more child pornography on CDs and his computer hard drive, according to federal court records. ..more.. by Tribune staff
The 7th Circuit Appellate Decision:
February 7, 2008
Tomah man gets 27 years in prison for child porn
January 21, 2008
Camp Porn Conviction Overturned In N.H.
Campers' Faces On Women's Bodies Not Child Porn, Court Rules
1-18-2008 New Hampshire:
CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a camp photographer, ruling that sexual photos that combined faces of young campers with women's bodies were not child pornography.
Marshal Zidel, 61, of Somerville, Mass., was sentenced in June 2006 to up to seven years in prison after being convicted of child pornography charges at Camp Young Judea in Amherst. He was the camp photographer.
Authorities said Zidel used photos of campers and superimposed the heads and faces on pornographic photos.
The court ruled the pictures do not violate child pornography laws, partly because they did not involve sexual acts by actual children and partly because they were not deliberately distributed.
Zidel has been free on bail pending the outcome of the appeal. ..more.. by WSFB.com
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