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http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3511745a11,00.html Man fined for spreading child abuse images 14 December 2005 The conviction of a Masterton man for collecting and distributing child abuse images over the internet is a warning to those who do so, Department of Internal Affairs Deputy Secretary Andrew Secker said yesterday. James Walter Hooper, 42, a beneficiary, was fined a total of $2100 in Masterton District Court for possessing and distributing images of children being sexually abused. He had pleaded guilty to 15 charges of possessing an objectionable publication, but contested two charges of distribution. Hooper was convicted on all 17 charges and also ordered to pay costs. An order was made for the destruction of the images. Mr Secker said Parliament had toughened the law this year and introduced much stiffer penalties - up to 10 years jail for distribution and copying crimes and up to five years for possession. He said traffickers in child pornography - which exists only through the abuse of children - "must realise that we can find them". Department of Internal Affairs inspectors tracked Hooper down through an internet service provider after an overseas tip-off that a "Mr Smith" was using file sharing application Kazaa. Advertisement Advertisement They seized a computer, video recordings and CD-Roms from Hooper's home. Post a comment in response: |
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