RSSSchoolteacher Julie Amero Released, Felony Charges Dropped
Nov 24
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One of the real danger of technology, the reason for so much IT-Insecurity, is that many people don’t understand it well.
Case in point is the jury trial of Julie Amero, a schoolteacher who was charged with felony for allegedly showing porn to her class–when in fact the porn sites were popups caused by malware on the classroom computers that popped up while she was teaching:
a series of incompetent computer experts and overzealous prosecutors tried to claim that the pornography that appeared on the school computer browser was deliberately viewed. In reality the computer was infected with a browser hijack or other form of malware nastiness that launched a flood of porn pop-ups. There was an outpouring of support and some technical folks like Alex Eckleberry, who led an effort to prove that Julie was innocent of the charges
After a long trial, Amero has finally been vindicated. But she has still lost those years of her life spent on the case, her teaching credential, and is being charged a $100 fine. While her trial might be over, her personal troubles aren’t.
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Schoolteacher Julie Amero Released, Felony Charges Dropped
