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Child pornography reason behind Sunspot Observatory closure, according to court documents
2018-09-20
Thank goodness it wasn’t any of the worse things we’d imagined.
[KTSM] A federal search warrant reveals that Sunspot Solar Observatory was shut down as FBI agents conducted computer forensic searches for child pornography.

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 never not talk about it.

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  

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