Bermuda police officer investigated for child porn download

Wednesday, October 22, 2003

HAMILTON, Bermuda: The Bermuda Police Service is reportedly investigating one of its own for allegedly using a police computer to download pornographic material. 

The officer, according to the Bermuda evening news, is believed to be a constable on a work permit, who was discovered with a quantity of printed pornographic images of children he had downloaded from the Internet.

The paper quoted a police spokesperson, Mr. Robin Simmons, as saying, "An investigation is underway into the inappropriate use of a Police computer and an officer is assisting with that investigation." 

He could not say whether the Police Service had a formal policy on the use of the Internet. There are no laws in Bermuda against downloading any kind of pornography from the Internet, unlike in Britain where it carries a prison term. But downloaded material, which is then printed, would probably qualify as obscene under the Obscene Publications Act and be subject to prosecution.

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