Reporter Declan McCullagh talks about the FBI's Once he opened the door, they threw him to the ground outside his house and handcuffed him. Hyperlinking tactic for getting child porn suspects. Vosburgh was charged with violating federal law, which criminalizes 'attempts' to download child pornography with up to 10 years in prison. Last November, a jury found Vosburgh guilty on that count, and a sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 22, at which point Vosburgh could face three to four years in prison. The implications of the FBI's hyperlink-enticement technique are sweeping. Using the same logic and legal arguments, federal agents could send unsolicited e-mail messages to millions of Americans advertising illegal narcotics or child pornography-and raid people who click on the links embedded in the spam messages. The bureau could register the '' domain name and prosecute intentional visitors. 'The evidence was insufficient for a reasonable jury to find that Mr. Vosburgh specifically intended to download child pornography, a necessary element of any 'attempt' offense,' Vosburgh's attorney, Anna Durbin of Ardmore, Penn., wrote in a court filing that is attempting to overturn the jury verdict before her client is sentenced. In a telephone conversation on Wednesday, Durbin added: 'I thought it was scary that they could do this. This whole idea that the FBI can put a honeypot out there to attract people is kind of sad. It seems to me that they've brought a lot of cases without having to stoop to this.'ĭurbin did not want to be interviewed more extensively about the case because it is still pending she's waiting for U.S.
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