Prosecutor: Salinas teacher morphed porn to include students' images

Santa Cruz Sentinel ^ | August 8, 2007 | VIRGINIA HENNESSEY

[amchugh]

Prosecutors say child pornography found on the computer of a Salinas elementary school teacher contained the "morphed" faces of some of his students.

Prosecutor Gary Thelander said accused child molester John Hawthorne, of Soquel, used Photoshop software to cut and paste digital photos of female students onto pornographic images he downloaded from the Internet.

[Oztrich Boy]

There’s probably an explanation

[BipolarBob]

probably an assignment of some sort

[DoughtyOne]

Yep, I’m sure his attorney and the ACLU will have one ready.

[samm1148]

“Yep, I’m sure his attorney and the ACLU will have one ready.”

It’s nice when you are trading photos with your attorney.

[Man50D]

There’s probably an explanation

I'm sure the judge, jury and prosecution would love to hear it!

[ConservaTexan]

There’s probably an explanation

Yeah, like he's a sick bastard that needs to be let loose into general prison population with a 'child molester' iron on affixed to his shirt.

[Barnacle]

It’s a good thing for John Hawthorne that he lives in California. He’d be strung up if he’s done this in America.

[chae]

This is disgusting, but is this even illegal? I thought the Supreme Court said that “virtual” child porn was ok.

[Mmmike]

The media do not make a meme/phenomenon out of sexually perverted teachers because they do not want to.

[DoughtyOne]

Nice line. I’m betting he’ll get the book thrown at him on this though. Number one, his teaching credential should be toast after this.

[Syncro]

Hunter is a foreigner to you?

What country do you live in?

[AD from SpringBay]

Just another isolated incident involving a member of the NEA and minors.

[visualops]

that he’s a sick perverted bastard?

[gathersnomoss]

Excellent.

[airedale]

It was an art project.

[metmom]

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[bluefish]

I guess Free Republic is not located in America, and the founder of Free Republic is not an American.

[claudiustg]

-—This is disgusting, but is this even illegal?-—

Morphing while perverted. I think it’s in the fine print when you first start up Photoshop and click Accept. :^)

[WorkingClassFilth]

Here’s a couple thousand more reasons...and counting.

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