TV EXEC ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF RECEIVING, DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORN.Byline: Josh Kleinbaum Staff Writer A 62-year-old television executive was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of receiving and distributing child pornography Child pornography is the visual representation of minors under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity or the visual representation of minors engaging in lewd or erotic behavior designed to arouse the viewer's sexual interest. over the Internet, officials said. Agents with the Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and Customs Enforcement Agency served a search warrant at the Van Nuys apartment of Anthony Logan, a partner with Beverly Hills-based CineVision and the writer and director of the live art auction show ``Fine Art Treasures.'' They found hundreds of child pornography images on his computer, Resident Agent in Charge Scott Brown Scott Brown may refer to:
``He had a pretty prolific collection, including some very hard-core images - children as young as a few months being molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. by adults,'' Brown said. ``He admitted that he was viewing child pornography, and that as recently as (Tuesday) night he was going in child pornography chat rooms on the Internet. It was in those chat rooms that he would engage in what he would call 'fantasy chats' about child molestation Child molestation is a crime involving a range of indecent or sexual activities between an adult and a child, usually under the age of 14. In psychiatric terms, these acts are sometimes known as pedophilia. .'' There is no evidence to suggest that Logan physically molested children, Brown said. Logan was part of a child pornography ring which ICE has been investigating since 2003, Brown said. ICE has linked 120 people to child pornography during the investigation and agents have already made 10 arrests, Brown said. Officials from CineVision did not return messages seeking comment. Logan's show, ``Fine Art Treasures,'' airs twice a week on Dish Network See DBS. and DirecTV. Josh Kleinbaum, (818) 713-3669 josh.kleinbaum(at)dailynews.com |
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