MORGANTOWN – Former J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital physician Lance Parks pleaded not guilty to a pair of charges on Friday according to Monongalia County Magistrate Court filings. A press release […]
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Bail set at $1 million following Westover child porn arrest
Monongalia County Magistrate Sandy Holepit set bail at $1 million Friday for a Westover man charged with six counts of distribution and exhibiting material depicting minors engaged in sexual conduct. […]
Morgantown man sentenced on federal child pornography charges
A Monongalia County man was sentenced Thursday in federal court on child pornography charges. James Mansfield Davis, 67, of Morgantown, was sentenced to 82 months (6.8 years) in a federal […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 9
The Legislative Graveyard Welcome to the Legislative Graveyard, where bills that did not become law come to rest –— though rarely in peace. The vast majority of bills we followed […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 8
Good: HB 5516 — “prohibiting the use of deep fake images for the nonconsensual disclosure of private intimate images; prohibiting the unlawful depiction of nude or partially nude minors or […]
House Judiciary inserts stalled library obscenity bill into Senate AI child porn bill, stirs Democratic opposition
MORGANTOWN – Consideration of a well-liked Senate bill to criminalize AI child porn took an unexpected twist in House Judiciary on Tuesday when committee leaders inserted into it the House […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 7
Good: SB 740 and SB 471 — both of which deal with digital technology and child pornography. SB 740 would make it illegal to use digital manipulation to alter any […]
Senate sends two AI child porn bills to House
MORGANTOWN — The Senate advanced two bills to the House on Tuesday, both aimed at combating AI-era child pornography. SB 740 criminalizes altering a photograph, image, video clip, movie, or […]
House, Senate committees advance AI child porn bills
MORGANTOWN – Legislators advanced several bills to combat “deep fake” child porn on Wednesday. The House Artificial Intelligence Committee approved HB 5516 to criminalize the use of deep fake images […]
Morgantown man facing federal child pornography charges
A Morgantown man was indicted by a federal grand jury this week following an FBI investigation into his possession and receipt of child pornography. According to United States District Court […]
