Posted on 08/16/2011 10:55:08 AM PDT by raccoonradio
The controversial blogger who posted naked pictures of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s toddler son along with X-rated commentary has bowed to pressure from state police and removed the material from his Web site.
Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office confirmed last night that detectives from her office went to the Milton home of David Portnoy, founder of barstoolsports.com, to discuss the posts of Brady’s 20-month-old son, which included a magnified picture of the boy naked on a beach in Costa Rica with his mother, Gisele Bundchen, as well as the offensive comments.
“We asked Mr. Portnoy to remove the postings and appreciate that he voluntarily chose to do so,” Coakley spokeswoman Melissa Karpinksky said in a statement. “At this time, no further action is pending.”
Portnoy was the target of a firestorm of criticism on the air and in the blogosphere last week over his off-color posts. Sports radio station WEEI (850 AM), where he had been a regular guest, barred him from appearing on its airwaves due to the controversy.
“We will not have Portnoy on again,” WEEI station manager Jason Wolfe wrote on Twitter. “What he did was completely irresponsible.”
Last night Portnoy wrote in a blog commentary: “State Cops paid me a visit Friday night. When Staties show up at your door its kinda hard to say no.”
On his blog, Portnoy — who remains unapologetic about his rant — said he feels as though he “sold out” by removing the post.
The blog Boston Sports Media went after WEEI for making the situation worse--by talking about it for awhile (to get good ratings) it was actually driving more traffic to the site and the pic of Ben Brady, nude.
Privacy? Indecency?
"Well, the kid's only a two year old..." (So, what if it were "hot bods of the Little League" the station was running, candid locker room pix? What if they had a shot of an 8 or 9 yr old "son of Tom Brady" naked--would that be acceptable, or is the fact the boy is only 2 just innocent fun? Some say the real issue is the comment: "Check out the Howitzer on Brady's kid..."
one comment to Herald article:
>>I am friends with one of the officers that showed up at his house. Dave was crying like a baby because he thought he was finally in trouble. He was balling his eyes out and asked if he took down the post if they would leave.
They schmuck is lucky he’s not in jail with no bail for kiddie porn.
Okay in my world I would have to wonder what kind of a weirdo would do this- purpose? getting his jollies for the day? attention grabber? Just plain perverted?
Nothing wrong with nudity, but someone else’s toddler?
I would lump all of the above together and say genuinely perverted.
It’s not the pics of the kid themselves that I find worst. (Although, yes, I wouldn’t have posted them uncensored, myself.) It’s the filthy commentary about a defenseless toddler.
Perhaps, just perhaps, in 18-20 years, that lad will grow up, fit and strong and perhaps trained in martial arts, and pay this blogger a visit. Remember Me? No? Maybe it’s because I’m wearing CLOTHES. *SOCK*
A lawyer called WEEI and said that the photo itself was not Child Pornography but the comment about the genitalia qualified as “lacivious intent” thus making it child pornography. Brady should sue or this opens the door to other perverts.
So, parents can and have been arrested for photos of their own child in a bathtub, but Portnoy gets off after posting a nude photo of someone else’s kid?
This guy isn’t in jail for posting a picture of a toddler’s genitalia and commenting graphically upon it because-—?
Oh, and this lovely tidbit is from the comments at the article:
“It will be interesting to see if there is any more legal action taken, especially given Portnoy’s lewd commentary and the obscene comments of his loyal stoolies stating that they would like to see Brady’s son engage in sexual acts with other toddlers.”
I think it’s undeniable that Portnoy gets off on little boys’ private parts.
I'm not sure that clogging our court system with even more litigation is the answer. The public spanking this guy is getting should be enough of a deterrent to others. Not to mention he lost his radio gig over this as well.
Portnoy (an apt name) is no different from the disgusting pedophiles who publish photos of 2 year-olds being anally raped.
He belongs in jail.
Portnoy must be packing a snub-nose himself to make such a remark. This is what lawyers are for - Brady should own him.
The guy’s got a generally offensive site. His foulness is not limited to this bit with Brady’s son.
Would have been funnier to have Mr. Logan Mankins and friends show up at his house.........
will he complain?
LOL. That might be a tad subtle.
I was planning on posting - so what is Portnoy’s Complaint - until I saw your post.
Well played.
LOL. That might be a tad subtle.
I was planning on posting - so what is Portnoy’s Complaint - until I saw your post.
Well played.
This incident is despicable. Where was the father? How old is the mother? Surely she must be savvy enough as a long time “celebrity” to realize in this matter that she was leaving her son vulnerable to the camera of pervs.
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