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FC: Man jailed after child porn appeared in computer presentation


From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 18:28:43 -0500



http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/1672981

Nov. 22, 2002, 8:47AM
Porn shows up in businessman's slide show
Associated Press

   FORT WORTH -- A North Texas businessman has been jailed after
   co-workers reported an image of child pornography showed up on a
   screen as he gave a computer slide presentation recently.

   James Andrew Smith of Denton was in the Mansfield Jail under $300,000
   bond after he was charged with two counts of possessing child
   pornography and one charge of promoting child pornography.

   Exel Inc. co-workers told police Smith had just completed a PowerPoint
   presentation on Sept. 4 when he tried to open another document on his
   laptop computer. The co-workers said a photograph of a nude young boy
   appeared on the screen.

   [...]




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