What if child porn is encountered during research?

[jinxpuppy at gmail.com (Tom Brennan - Personal)]

http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/ceos/childporn.html

agree with Infragard SA(FBI) as a good person to know + as with all
research http://www.infragard.org disclosure(s) technical and moral.

Finally keep a hand written logbook for all "research" work as this is
your written proof




On 9/10/09, Michael Douglas <mick at pauldotcom.com> wrote:
> Jim, at one point that was the attitude of law enforcement.  I know, I
> was there... it was fugly.
>
> But unfortunately, the volume of these sorts of issues is such that
> *every* police department i've worked with in the past 5 years has a
> computer forensics "go-to guy" either internal or external.  As a
> result, assuming you approach them correctly, you're not going to get
> any flack.  I know... I'm there now.
>
> <warning -- I'm getting on my high horse>
>
> I'm *very* concerned with your approach, mostly from a moral
> standpoint.  If my turning over files is helpful in breaking a case,
> or just building a case, it is WELL worth the minor inconvenience of
> handing files over.  Just deleting files and walking away is not
> something I would ever encourage.
>
> "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do
> nothing." (Edmund Burke)
>
> <off high horse>
>
>
> Again, please get a lawyer!  You have to know what protections you
> have in your jurisdiction.
> - Mick
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Jim Halfpenny <jim.halfpenny at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > 2009/9/10 Michael Dickey <lonervamp at gmail.com>
> > > Personally, I think I would wipe it clean off. That's not something I'd
> > > like to ever mess with or run afoul of.
> > >
> > > But there may be value in forensically examining the files or the
> > > victims,
> > > so it might be best to report the incident and turn over evidence.
> >
> > I for one would not expect a friendly or sympathetic response from law
> > enforcement if I approached them with such evidence. My gut instinct is to
> > securely delete and ignore, grave though the crime may be. If you are not
> > a
> > law enforcement officer it's not your business to investigate crimes and
> > doing so could land you in hot water. IANAL but I don't think you are duty
> > bound to report a crime if the only report you can give is, "Paedophiles
> > are
> > using anonymising tools on the Internet."
> >
> > Consult legal council. You may wish to document incidents where you are
> > inadvertantly exposed to such material and keep a copy of this log with a
> > solictor should you ever get into trouble.
> >
> > Jim
> >
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