Misdemeanor Plea Ends Norwich Pornography Case

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from the Hartford Courant: "Almost 18 months after a pornography conviction that could have sent her to jail for 40 years was thrown out, former Norwich substitute teacher Julie Amero plead guilty to a single charge of disorderly conduct Friday afternoon. The plea deal before Superior Court Judge Robert E. Young in Norwich ends a long-running drama that attracted attention from around the world. ... She had originally been charged with 10 counts of risk of injury to a minor and later convicted on four of them. ... In June of 2007, Judge Hillary B. Strackbein tossed out Amero's conviction on charges that she intentionally caused a stream of 'pop-up' pornography on the computer in her classroom and allowed students to view it. Confronted with evidence compiled by forensic computer experts, Strackbein ordered a new trial, saying the conviction was based on 'erroneous' and 'false information.'"

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Re:Travesty

[mfh]

This is still a travesty of justice. Disorderly conduct and neutering her of her source of income is terrible for something of which she had no control.

You don't have kids do you? She is a teacher in charge of a classroom. When confronted with the problem of sexual images on the computer, she should have shut off the monitor and called the vice principal IMMEDIATELY, but what this woman did was stand there dumbfounded and let kids stare at some pretty graphic porn. They told their parents and that is what caused the media storm. The teacher kept it quiet and tried to solve the problem herself, and that is why she is being punished. Proper rules of conduct govern teachers and this one didn't follow them so she is being held accountable. I'm glad she didn't get 40yrs but I'm also glad they are slapping her wrist so that other teachers will see this case and be ethically stalwart and follow the correct measures to protect kids in their care.