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Porn Pop-up teacher sentencing delayed, again


Julie Amero gets a break, but where is this train headed? Convicted porn pop-up teacher Julie Amero's sentencing, which had been due to take place tomorrow, has been postponed once again. The Hartford Courant reports that the state's attorney gave no reason in asking for the delay.

Increasing international press, driven by attention from the blogosphere has put quite a bit of pressure on state officials to step in and intervene. On Sunday we learned that the DA might be backsliding in his relentless pursuit of Julie's head on a pike, and were warned that "things may change" before Thursday, and it looks like they have.

Our best wishes to Julie Amero, and future hope that the state's attorney can find a way out of this mess which doesn't include a criminal record. Thanks to our Download Squad readers who've contacted Connecticut officials and given them a polite (you were polite, weren't you?) piece of their minds. We're not going to stop watching the Amero case by any means, but this is encouraging news.

Also, in case you're keeping score; The Norwich Bulletin is still staying far away from logic and reason. Their side of things in today's developments are a far cry from what's being widely reported. Way to go down with the ship guys. Good Job!

See Also:
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"Things may change" for Porn Pop-up teacher

After weeks of e-mails and bad press discrediting the District Attorney's prosecution of the case, the tide may be turning for So-called porn pop-up teacher Julie Amero. According to Hartford Courant reporter Rick Green the DA may be thinking about backing down from his shameless attack on Amero, her character and her livelihood. District Attorney Smith is quoted as saying that things "could very well change" between now and Thursday's sentencing, which in the worst case could see Amero headed to prison for 40 years. Sources close to the case say that officials are looking for a way to avoid the sentencing hearing altogether, and that the state's attorney's office in Norwich is "reconsidering it's aggressive approach."

All this while the Norwich Bulletin publishes yet another boneheaded editorial in which a nameless pundit with an obvious bias opines on Amero's fate and the reasons why she deserved to have her life ruined through court battles and public shame. Against all logic, reason and testimony the op-ed attempts to pull together a convincing tale to discredit every single computer expert who has looked at the facts in this case. Some say small time print journalism is almost dead; Frankly I'm anxiously awaiting the day I can dance on the grave of the Norwich Bulletin and it's pseudo-journalistic witch-hunting ways.

Amero's sentencing is scheduled for March 29th and you can bet your malware infected, unpatched Windows 98 machine that we'll be following developments in this case as closely as possible.

See Also:
Conn. Profs urge deeper investigation in porn-pop-up case
Julie Amero sentencing postponed, Norwich "expert" speaks
Porn pop-up teacher gets new attorney, PC World outs juror
Malware victim faces jailtime; Write Connecticut's Governor

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