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Georgia Prosecutor Faces Possible Child Pornography Charges in Genarlow Wilson Case

HeadlineJul 13, 2007

In Georgia, the prosecutor behind the controversial jailing of Genarlow Wilson is facing allegations of distributing child pornography in his effort to keep Wilson behind bars. Wilson, an African American, is serving a 10-year prison sentence for having consensual oral sex with another teenager. He was 17 years old, and the girl was 15 years old when the sexual encounter took place. Wilson was convicted of felony aggravated child molestation. He has already spent two years behind bars. This week, District Attorney David McDade distributed some 35 copies of video allegedly showing the teens’ sexual encounter. Georgia’s chief federal prosecutor, David Nahmias, said the video constitutes child pornography and called on McDade to stop releasing copies. Nahmias did not rule out bringing criminal charges over McDade’s actions. In addition to releasing the tapes, McDade did not obscure the faces of the females to obscure their identity, and did not try to keep the material under seal.

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