[LAF] Girls Aloud in 'murder' blog case

[Volodya]

 From what i understand this is a first case of under the new laws of the 
simulated acts being illegal.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7649231.stm Page last updated
 >>> at 16:30 GMT, Thursday, 2 October 2008 17:30 UK
 >>>
 >>> Girls Aloud in 'murder' blog case
 >>>
 >>> A civil servant is being prosecuted over an internet blog which
 >>> detailed the kidnap, torture and murder of the pop group Girls Aloud.
 >>>
 >>> Darryn Walker, 35, of South Shields, South Tyneside, is accused of
 >>> writing and posting the 12-page "Girls (Scream) Aloud" story on a
 >>> fantasy porn site.
 >>>
 >>> He was arrested by Scotland Yard officers earlier this year and
 >>> charged under the Obscene Publications Act.
 >>>
 >>> He is next due to appear at Newcastle Crown Court on 22 October.
 >>>
 >>> The blog was brought to the attention of police by the Internet Watch
 >>> Foundation - an organisation for the public and IT professionals which
 >>> polices potentially obscene material.
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> The test is whether the material is likely to deprave or corrupt those
 >>> reading or viewing it
 >>> Scotland Yard spokeswoman
 >>>
 >>> A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said it was unusual to see a prosecution
 >>> brought under obscenity laws which did not involve pornographic images
 >>> in magazines or DVDs.
 >>>
 >>> She said: "The vast majority of prosecutions brought under the Obscene
 >>> Publications Act have related to images; be they photographs, be they
 >>> computer-generated images, or videos.
 >>>
 >>> "It is very unusual to be prosecuted for a case involving the written
 >>> word.
 >>>
 >>> "The test is whether the material is likely to deprave or corrupt
 >>> those reading or viewing it."
 >>>
 >>> Mr Walker was arrested at his home on Mowbray Road, South Shields, by
 >>> officers from the Obscene Publications Unit on 27 February.
 >>>
 >>> He is alleged to have written the article, which describes the rape,
 >>> mutilation and killing of the group, either on or before 7 August last
 >>> year.
 >>>
 >>> A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said Mr Walker appeared before
 >>> South Tyneside Magistrates on 10 July charged with the publication of
 >>> an obscene article.
 >>>
 >>> He entered no plea and was granted unconditional bail, the spokesman
 >>> said.

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