Until recently, Julie Amero says, she knew little of computers or porn. Now she is in the middle of a criminal case that hinges on the intricacies of both, and it could put her behind bars for 40 years. She was convicted last month of exposing students to pornography on her classroom computer, but claimed the images were inadvertently put on the screen by unseen spyware and adware. Her argument has made her a cause celebre among some technology experts, who say what happened to her could happen to anyone.
February 14, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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Until recently, Julie Amero says, she lived the quiet life of a small-town substitute teacher, with little knowledge of computers and even less about porn.
Now she is in the middle of a criminal case that hinges on the intricacies of both, and it could put her behind bars for up to 40 years.
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