Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Judge in British High Court ordered police to pay for false child pornography charges

The Register reported on a Judge's ruling in the Britain's High Court in which the defendant "was awarded damages for malicious prosecution and misfeasance in public office."  The Hertfordshire Constabulary discovered 10 thumbnail images depicting child pornography, in a computer's temporary Internet files folder. The Court's opinion was influenced once it found out that the arresting officer had been told by a computer forensics expert that the images were insufficient to charge. 
I came across the article at DFINews, where another summary of the story can be found.

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