[link] Police claims judge ordered return of CP

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Dotson said that evidence included a statement from the suspect, who has so far refused to cooperate. Dotson said prosecutors needed to prove he intentionally possessed the material before bringing criminal charges. The suspect has fled the area and his attorney is refusing to allow him to speak to investigators, the chief said.

In cases like this before, weve offered a suspect an opportunity to sign a piece of paper to allow us to delete files from a computer and he refuses to sign that waiver, Dotson added. If he did that, then the porn is gone and we can give it back.

But he wants his computer back intact with what we believe to be child porn.

Full article:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-police-chief-claims-judge-ordered-return-of-child/article_3c9b871b-9967-5dfd-803f-d23ab5279b21.html