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| Child pornography reason behind Sunspot Observatory closure, according to court documents | |
| 2018-09-20 | |
The source of child pornography was traced to an IP address used at the observatory and a source within the building observed a computer with "not good" images on it, the warrant states. An investigation by the FBI revealed that a janitor is the main suspect in the search, however he has not been charged with a crime even though his name in on the warrant. The warrant states the suspect would use the observatory Wifi and a personal laptop to download the child pornography. A limited number of people have access to the observatory from dusk until dawn, which helped narrow their search. The observatory in the mountains of southern New Mexico had been closed since Sept. 6 because of an undisclosed security concern, but reopened on Monday. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #10 Calling bullsh@t on this. |
| Posted by: Black Charlie Poodle2028 2018-09-20 23:38 |
| #9 Exactly how many Chinese chauffeurs were working there? |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2018-09-20 20:41 |
| #8 If these guys had been federal employees, there's nothing to be done. OTOH, what's the cyber equivalent of a throw down bag of weed? |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2018-09-20 20:39 |
| #7 SURE. Part of a criminal investigation, so we can Like one of the Spinal Tap's drummer's death, it's better left "unresolved" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-20 19:40 |
| #6 Yeah... smells fishy. Seems a PSYOP cover for something classified going on. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-09-20 13:53 |
| #5 In totally unrelated news Bono spoke up for the "pope"'s lack of interest in church child abuse. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-09-20 12:42 |
| #4 We have heard this dog crap and pony show way to many times. FBI. Fing Brain Injury. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2018-09-20 11:40 |
| #3 Since when do they shut down a facility for cheese pizza? This is a cover story. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy 2018-09-20 10:12 |
| #2 I am more inclined to believe an earlier supposition that someone was using the antenna array at the observatory to hack nearby sensitive sites and broadcast information. I think the FBI had suspicions that the culprit(s) were on site. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-09-20 10:00 |
| #1 ...hmmm...they'll send out the Blackhawks and FBI on possible child p0rn, but national security documents and communications on an offsite unauthorized server, nah. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-09-20 09:36 |