by admin | Mar 18, 2003 | Crime / Courts
The child pornography trial of former priest James Beine has started in St. Louis. Prosecutors say they have nine computer disks linked to him that contain child pornography. The jury will see 18 of the pictures on the disks. Beine was kicked out of the priesthood in...
by admin | Mar 7, 2003 | Crime / Courts
A federal judge in St. Louis has ruled the FBI recklessly used false information to obtain evidence in a major child pornography case, ordering that key evidence be thrown out. The ruling of Federal District Judge Catherine Perry dovetailed with one made public...
by admin | Aug 28, 2002 | Crime / Courts
A Springfield man on probation for a misdemeanor sexual misconduct conviction has been sentenced to prison for getting child pornography through the Internet. The five year sentence has been given Gregory Trogdon, who pleaded guilty in March.
by admin | May 9, 2002 | Uncategorized
Former Florissant priest John Hess has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography that he got from the Internet. Hess will be sentenced in July – could get two years in prison. Investigators say Hess was part of the Internet group known as Candyman, an...
by admin | Mar 14, 2002 | News
An effort to protect children from Internet pornography moves forward in the State Senate. The chamber has given preliminary approval to a bill that would require public libraries to take steps to safeguard children fromporn on the web. Senator Bill Kenney of...
