Sentences contrast in Ireland and US

WHAT is an acceptable sentence for the possession of child pornography?

Sentences contrast in Ireland and US
Mon, 24 Sep, 2012 - 01:00
Analysis Stephen Rogers

That’s downloading and viewing the images, not being physically present when the abuse was carried out and the images made.

Consider two cases which progressed through the courts on opposite sides of the Atlantic within a year of each other.

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