"Someone must have stashed those pictures on my computer; I have no idea how they got there."
The lament has become a favorite excuse of child pornography perverts and a nightmare for those legitimately victimized ... but it's obviously not available to this recently arrested Austrian.
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From an Associated Press story:
Austrian authorities say they have arrested a man who hoarded more than a million child pornography pictures and videos.
The Criminal Investigations Bureau says the 53-year-old, who has not been named, stored the material on eight hard drives, a personal computer, a laptop and DVDs.
Unless he's ready to plead guilty, the guy will need a different defense strategy.
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