Police Dispatcher Not Charged for Posting Photos on Gay Porn Web sites

UC Irvine Police Dispatcher Scott Cornelius and Allen Rockwell, who collaborated with Cornelius, will not face prosecution for posting photos of unsuspecting high-school water polo players on several gay pornographic Web sites.

The Orange County district attorney’s office stated last week that charges would not be brought against Cornelius and Rockwell because they did not commit any crimes when their photos of high-school athletes were placed on explicit Web sites.

Cornelius, however, is still on paid leave, and a UCI investigation on whether he violated any university policies will continue.

The four-month investigation began in January, following a series of stories by the Orange County Register detailing how photos of water-polo players from various high schools across Orange, Los Angeles and San Diego Counties were appearing on gay-oriented Web sites.

These sites showed photos of the athletes, some as young as 14 years of age, juxtaposed next to images that were sexually graphic in nature. Cornelius allegedly posted the pictures under the alias of Scott Stanford.

 Police Dispatcher Not Charged for Posting Photos on Gay Porn Web sites
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