None of the MSM are re****ting this story. But if the perp had been a
"right
wing" person of any flavor. You can bet the house that this story would
have been all over the news. Even Herr Olbermann would have taken a stab
at
it.
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http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20070223-104642-1644r.htm
Federal authorities yesterday charged the former president of the American
Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, who serves as a leader of youth s****ts
organizations in the state, with receiving and possessing child
****ography.
Charles Rust-Tierney, 51, of Arlington, was named in a criminal
complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Alexandria and was taken
into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and
Arlington County police.
His arrest was announced by Arlington police after an initial court
appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry R. ****etz. The arrest,
according to court do***ents, came after ICE agents and Arlington police
--
armed with federal warrants -- searched Mr. Rust-Tierney's home.
Mr. Rust-Tierney, a former public defender in the District, was
identified in court do***ents as having coached various youth s****t teams
in
and around Arlington County. He is being detained pending a preliminary
hearing on Wednesday.
A call to his home went unanswered yesterday.
ICE officials had no comment on the case. One agent said in a sworn
affidavit yesterday that Mr. Rust-Tierney has subscribed to various
child-****ography Web sites over the past several years.
The affidavit states that Mr. Rust-Tierney also admitted to an agent
yesterday that he had downloaded videos and photos, which were found in a
search of his home, from child-**** sites.
ICE officials noted that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales last
year
created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to
protect
children from online exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. attorneys'
offices nationwide, the program marshals federal, state and local
resources
to better locate, apprehend and prosecute people who exploit children via
the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims.
Speaking for the ACLU, Mr. Rust-Tierney was a leading proponent in the
late 1990s for unrestricted access to the Internet, arguing before the
Loudoun County Library Board that people would "continue to behave
responsibly and appropriately while in the library" and that "maximum,
unrestricted access to the valuable resources of the Internet" should be
allowed.
He said the Internet was "rapidly becoming an essential tool for
learning and communication," and that libraries played "a vital role in
assuring that the Internet is universally available to all segments of the
population on an equitable basis."
Mr. Rust-Tierney also argued that parents should have the primary
responsibility for setting rules for their children regarding Internet
access, and that "older minors should have access to resources appropriate
for their age group, even if such materials may be considered by some
parents to be unsuitable for younger minors."
His arguments were in response to a ruling in a pending case by U.S.
District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema in Virginia who said the Loudoun County
Internet policy violated the First Amendment.
"Regardless of any future proceedings related to that litigation, the
ACLU of Virginia urges the board to carefully consider a new Internet use
policy that allows for maximum Internet access while providing options to
parents and other users who may be concerned about unwanted content."
Mr. Rust-Tierney's wife, Diann Rust-Tierney, is executive director of
the D.C.-based National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
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Love Billary
Tampa, FL
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