[atlarge-discuss] FYI - Judge bars Canadian hacker's "evidence" in child porn case

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

All fellow members,

  It seems that some of a privacy averse Canadian members
fellow Canadians are causing more illegal mischief in the
US.  But this time this Canadian was shut down hard.

  Yet another victory of privacy supporters and upheld
US privacy laws...

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Subject:  FC: Judge bars Canadian hacker's "evidence" in child porn case

   Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 17:41:44 -0400
   From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
     To:  politech@politechbot.com




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Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 11:36:38 -0700
From: Jack Dean <JackDean@WebCommanders.com>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject: Evidence Barred in Ex-O.C. Judge's Child-Porn Case

Good news on this case.


http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-kline18jun18,1,2053777.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california

Los Angeles Times
June 18, 2003

Evidence Barred in Ex-O.C. Judge's Child-Porn Case

Writings and photos were illegally obtained from Ronald Kline's
computer, court rules.

By Christine Hanley
Times Staff Writer

A federal judge on Tuesday threw out most of the key evidence in a
high-profile child pornography case against a former Orange County
judge, ruling that sexually explicit diary entries and photos were
discovered after illegal computer searches by a Canadian hacker who
was working for police.

The ruling could undermine much of the case against Ronald C. Kline,
whose arrest drew national attention and ultimately resulted in the
judge dropping his bid for reelection.

U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall in Los Angeles found that
Kline's 4th Amendment privacy rights were violated when Bradley
Willman of Langley, British Columbia, invaded his home computer with
a
so-called Trojan Horse virus.

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