Substitute Teacher Faces Jail Time Over Spyware
A 40-year-old former substitute teacher from Connecticut is facing prison time following her conviction for endangering students by exposing them to pornographic material displayed on a classroom computer.
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I had a chance this week to speak with the accused, Windham, Conn., resident Julie Amero. Amero described herself as the kind of person who can hardly find the power button on a computer, saying she often relies on written instructions from her husband explaining how to access e-mail, sign into instant messaging accounts and other relatively simple tasks.
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The case came to trial this month, and computer expert W. Herbert Horner testified for the defense that the images were the result of incessant pop-up ads served by spyware on the classroom computer.
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I spoke briefly with Amero's attorney, who said: "I sincerely believe that had we been allowed to present our testimony in full, Julie would not have been convicted. This is a grave miscarriage of justice."
The full article goes into much more detail. It seems pretty obvious to me, as it should be obvious to those with a basic understanding of computers, that this teacher is innocent.
This poor, unfortunate teacher was convicted because of spyware and pop-up adds that she had no control over and the judges lack of comprehension of how these malicious programs work. Hopefully, sanity will prevail, and this conviction will be overturned on appeal.
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