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BURLINGTON — A former long-term Middlebury College information technology specialist has been sentenced to almost seven years in federal prison for receipt of child pornography in a sophisticated and significant
By Jason Hall Photo: Getty Images A hacker working for a security firm reported a Middlebury College employee's alleged stash of child pornography while looking into vulnerable computers. In an affidavit obtained by the Daily Beast, the hacker reportedly discovered a picture of the suspect's driver's license on his computer and decided to turn the man in at the risk of facing their own criminal charges for hacking. In doing so, the hacker revealed they had broken into the suspect's computer, likely violating the law, but prosecutors eventually offered the hacker immunity for cooperating wit...
By Jason Hall Photo: Getty Images A hacker working for a security firm reported a Middlebury College employee's alleged stash of child pornography while looking into vulnerable computers. In an affidavit obtained by the Daily Beast, the hacker reportedly discovered a picture of the suspect's driver's license on his computer and decided to turn the man in at the risk of facing their own criminal charges for hacking. In doing so, the hacker revealed they had broken into the suspect's computer, likely violating the law, but prosecutors eventually offered the hacker immunity for cooperating wit...