Fla. Man Who Posted Military Photos On Internet Is Released From Jail

[The Straight Story]

Fla. Man Who Posted Military Photos On Internet Is Released From Jail

POSTED: 2:02 pm EST December 30, 2005
UPDATED: 2:21 pm EST December 30, 2005

LAKELAND, Fla. -- An appeals court has ordered the release of an alleged Internet pornographer who was arrested after he posted grisly photos U.S. soldiers took in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The 2nd District Court of Appeal did not state in its brief order Thursday why Chris Wilson should be released, but said a written opinion would follow. He left jail a few hours later.

Wilson, 28, was arrested on obscenity charges in October for operating a Web site which sparked national attention for giving soldiers free access to pornography in exchange for posting pictures from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

His attorney has suggested the government arrested Wilson for posting naked photos as a way to stop him for posting the war photos, saying that few alleged Web pornographers are charged with obscenity.

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[RagingInMiami]

1. This guy was obviously targeted for publishing the war photos

Even if there is an obsenity law in Florida, it is rarely, if ever, implimented. I wonder what the law will say if he dedicates his site to only posting war photos. They'll have to come up with a new law.