FC: NY state won't prosecute high schoolers over sex site

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Background: http://www.politechbot.com/p-02105.html

An anonymized note from one local:
> I assume that really taking this into court would just
> embarrass too many rich families, that's why charges
> were dropped.  Luckily, that happens to set a great
> precedent from our perspective, which is probably
> the last thing on the minds of those Westchester
> families: of the girls *and* the boys.
>
> The funny thing is Jeanine Pirro. She's our DA, but
> her husband was convicted this year for financial
> impropriety. Pretty ironic. It'll be interesting
> to see if she gets re-elected.

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Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 01:40:15 -0400
From: Bonnie <rabbit () cownow com>
To: declan () well com
Subject: NY Journal-News: No case against teens for Web site

 No case against teens for Web site

   JONATHAN BANDLER
   THE JOURNAL NEWS
   (Original publication: June 14, 2001)

   NEW CASTLE  Two Chappaqua high school seniors who were
   arrested for engineering a Web site detailing sexual
   exploits of some female classmates will not face criminal
   charges, Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro said
   yesterday.
   ...
   Pirro said although some of the material on the Web site
   was "offensive and abhorrent, the content did not rise to
   the level of criminal conduct."
   ...

Full story (usually kept online for one month) at
http://www.nyjournalnews.com/westchester/061401/14standdown/

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forwarded by Bonnie




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