Report: West Springfield Students Pleading 'Not Guilty' to Child Porn Charges
Lawyers for teen boys from West Springfield tell Washington Post their clients have pleaded not guilty.
The teenage boys from West Springfield High School charged with child pornography have pleaded not guilty to the charges, their lawyers tell The Washington Post. The boys, one age 15 and two age 16, were charged Jan. 11 by Fairfax County Police after a tip to a school security officer in November led to an investigation. The boys reportedly videotaped six girls from West Springfield High School as well as Robinson Secondary School and Lake Braddock Secondary School, according to the Post story. "It's an unfortunate mix of teenage libido, alcohol and video. It's nothing more than that," Rodney Leffler, one of the boy's attorneys, told the newspaper. On Monday, West Springfield's principal sent an email to parents: Letter sent to West …
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6:48 pm on Monday, April 1, 2013
Fairfax County School Board member Elizabeth Schultz took issue with the students being arrested at school, telling FOX 5: "The public school can't be used as an extension of the criminal justice system." That's a joke! Elizabeth Schultz, that horse has left the barn! As long as your school system insists on having cops in each high school, you're going to have kids and their parents harassed and… more ›