Attorney General Jim Hood issued the following statement.
A
19-year-old man from Clinton was arrested today after being charged with
one count of child exploitation for possessing child pornography,
announced Attorney
General Jim Hood.
William Wood was arrested at his home following an investigation of
suspicious online activity. He was booked into the Clinton city jail
awaiting his initial appearance.
If convicted, Wood faces up to 40 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.
A charge is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent
unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of
law.
This case was investigated by Jay Houston with the Mississippi Attorney
General's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force with assistance
from the Clinton Police Department. It will be prosecuted by Special
Assistant Attorney General Brandon Ogburn.
19 comments:
Obviously, he is a vampire. 🚸 ..
only 19 and hes already got the look
Please don't bring this trash into Jackson. Thank you.
Hopefully he can get a good plea deal. I feel bad for this kid.
"KID"? He's NINETEEN! Imagine him at thirty living down the street from you.
Bless his/her heart. Moobs.
I wish we didn’t live widely publicize names and pictures like this until conviction. I’m just as sure as everybody else that this guy’s probably guilty, but it just gives me the creeps that we are so quick to plaster his personal info out there because one out of 1 million times the dude might turn out to be innocent, and we have ruined his life.
12:02, The 1 out of 1 million chance of ruining this guy's life is worth it. He must be shamed and exposed as soon as possible in order to warn others of his evilness before he repeat offends. What if a Hinds County judge granted him bail and he was able to go back into the community, meanwhile his defense attorneys are dragging out and delaying the trial as much as possible. These people cannot be ever be trusted or cured. If we aren't allowed to string them up on the courthouse lawn immediately, this is the next best thing.
@11:10 - Our society has no idea of the age at which a "kid" becomes an adult. If a 19 year old commits a crime....well, he's completely grown up. But, let him become the victim of a crime and suddenly....he's "just a child".
This doesn’t look much like a mug shot.
"Our society has no idea of the age at which a "kid" becomes an adult. If a 19 year old commits a crime....well, he's completely grown up. But, let him become the victim of a crime and suddenly....he's "just a child"."
It appears you're confused. It's the media that suggests those life-milestones such as child and adult. Those of us who have the ability to think can make our own judgments. If you want to sit around with your thumb up your ass and wait for the media to sway your opinion, I can't help you.
The wheels of justice turn incredibly slowly. It may be years before this man is held publically accountable. It is good that there is an arena to inform the public of arrests. This was not a victimless crime.
to: im probably not a robot................well, you hold yourself out as some sort of legal expert, dont you? by you wise ass cracks about attorneys 'dragging out and delaying the trial', you would have people believe the attorney is complicent in the crime. for every defendant that wants to delay a case there are an equal amount of cases deliberately delayed by your precious government prosecutors. thats why the founding fathers put the speedy trial clause in the constitution. but a goofball like you would not know the constitution from a constellation .
to: im probably not a robot................well, you hold yourself out as some sort of legal expert, dont you? by you wise ass cracks about attorneys 'dragging out and delaying the trial', you would have people believe the attorney is complicent in the crime. for every defendant that wants to delay a case there are an equal amount of cases deliberately delayed by your precious government prosecutors. thats why the founding fathers put the speedy trial clause in the constitution. but a goofball like you would not know the constitution from a constellation .
In response to "I wish we didn’t widely publicize names and pictures like this until conviction."
Would you also be in line to sue the city/state when he is quietly released back into the community after his initial plea, and allowed to stalk the children in your town while he awaited trial?
Which is it?
Generally, in cases like this, there is plenty of probable cause to make the arrest. A search warrant of his IP and browsing history can tell an investigator a whole lot. Usually, just days before an arrest, these guys are talking dirty to cops over the internet, thinking its a kid.
The right to a speedy trial is for the sake of the criminal who can't make bond! Everyone else wants slow slow due process. Speedy trial is a right that can be refused.
6th amendment speedy trial is governed by the 4 part test of BARKER v WINGO. first is length of the delay. anything beyond 8 months is presumptive prejudice . second is reason for the delay. 3nd is whether a trial demand has been filed. the 4th is prejudice to the defendant which is sometimes hard to prove. but BARKER is a balancing test and a defendant can win on it if he can show 3 of the 4 factors.
12:02 here. I don’t know where you live, but in Madison our judge sets the bond high enough so as to protect the public from these kinds of public risks. Don’t pretend that malicious prosecution or even downright collusion or fraud upon the court don’t exist occasionally. My colloquial one-in-a-million figure was probably too small. Bottom line: if law enforcement and the court system do their jobs right, we should be fine with protecting people‘s reputations until they are convicted. I think your anger and blame are misdirected away from those truly responsible for creating the risks by not doing their jobs properly.
It's now been a year since this broke. Have there been any updates?
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