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Re:Trial of programmer accused in CIA leak ends in hung jury by frandroid on Monday March 09, 2020 @06:01PM (#22530339)
> I could see the argument that it was a morbid curiosity for him rather than out of pedophilic urges

Possession is illegal either way...

Re:Trial of programmer accused in CIA leak ends in hung jury by meowface on Monday March 09, 2020 @06:22PM (#22530539)
I added a paragraph about that. Of course it's illegal, and I personally think from an ethical standpoint that he should face criminal consequences either way, but there may be mitigating factors, and it may not be like how the government is portraying him in the complaint (essentially like a prolific predator and distributor). This could play a big role in sentencing, if it's true that there are those mitigating factors.