Porn and gore man arrested

[NorCalAshnjikov]

Oh boy, Florida is fighting obscenity again

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10...jane_arrested/
<p>The American man behind the website which offered free porn in exchange for pictures of atrocities in Iraq and Afghanistan has been arrested for obscenity.</p>

<p>Christopher Wilson, 27 from Lakeland, Florida, was charged with 300 counts of obscenity over 20 films and 80 still photographs - he is charged with possession, distribution and offering to distribute each item. He was held over the weekend with bail set at $151,000. Wilson's website hosted amateur pornography and pictures of dead and mutilated Afghans and Iraqis apparently provided by US soldiers.</p>



<p>Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said <a href="http://www.polksheriff.org/briefings/news/new/Christopher%20Michael%20Wilson.jpg">Wilson</a> had been investigated before over a previous website but the new images were "horrific". Judd said he had notified military officials but was not working with them. More on the <cite>Orlando Sentinel</cite> <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/southwest/orl-porn0905oct09,0,7128754.story?coll=orl-news-headlines">here.</a></p>

<p>Wilson's lawyer told the paper that his client was exercising his First Amendment rights and described his arrest as political. Wilson claims US soldiers could not access paid-for porn because credit card companies would not authorise payments from Afghanistan or Iraq. He asked for pictures to prove that people were in the war zone - if they sent pictures they got free access to his site.</p>

<p>The <a href="http://www.nowthats!!!!edup.com/bbs/ftopic47120.html">site</a> itself is still up this morning - it is asking for donations to Mr Wilson's defence fund. It is believed to be hosted in the Netherlands. &reg;</p>

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/loc...home-headlines
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/techn...,4482964.story