Todaro was released on his own recognizance. He is expected back in court in May.
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Innocent until proven guilty. Nobody should be in jail without a conviction.
Illinois does it right. No bail. Either you are released pending trial, or you see a judge where you may be held pending trial.
New York State has bail. Why this guy was released without even having to post bail is beyond me.
Bail is an abhorrent, very American, concept
Indeed, it favours rich and punishes poor people
Recent bail reform means NY doesn’t anymore in most minor cases. You’re either freed til trial or not depending on judgment of flight and violence risk. Big republican talking point because a lot of R judges have just been releasing violent repeat offenders to stir the pot. So Dems are trying to reform the reform to be a bit more feasible and Republicans want to return to previous where even petty theft could have you locked up for years waiting for trial if you couldn’t make bail.
“Minor” cases, indeed.
The only details released were that he was arrested for possession of underage pornography. That could be depicting someone who is 17 or 7. He has not been convicted of anything at this time.
Possession and dissemination.
Also, the definition of “POSSESSING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD” under New York Penal Law § 263.16 specifies “any performance which includes sexual conduct by a child less than sixteen years of age.”
Yes, he hasn’t been convicted of anything, but the accusation is that he shared sexually explicit images of a child who was 15 or younger.
Ah, I was assuming it was a federal charge since anything on the internet will fall into their jurisdiction.
“Oh shit, this is bikers against child abuse? Sorry, I’m in the wrong room.”
Bet he’s getting a cabinet position
He’ll be in charge of the new K-2 education reform.
Just when you thought it was safe to trust a biker, something like this happens. Now where will I get my crank and human trafficking?
Every accusation is a confession example 1,344,512,275.
Is there a possibility that they were in possession of the material because they were investigating child abuse?
Doesn’t seem like it
John Todaro, 49, of Amherst, was allegedly found to be in possession of child pornography following an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. He was also disseminating child pornography, officials said.
Yes I read that, but it can mean anything. Disseminating can literally just be “this is the girl we need to save:”. I’m not claiming they are innocent. But these are bikers with a cause. Governmental CSAM investigators also have and share these images.
And now you’ve identified a major problem with vigilante justice, especially as it relates to csa.
Fair enough, I hadn’t thought of that angle
Sure that’s the reason…
I… guess he was trying to stop more of it. Regret?
Everyone’s gonna get abused out there. May as well do it at home where you know the kids are at least safe
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