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Three Of Four Charges Dismissed In Terry Childs Case
Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
2009-08-24
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Terry Childs, the San Francisco network administrator who kept some rather important passwords to himself last summer, is now facing a considerably shorter list of accusations. A judge has dismissed three of the four charges that were brought against him.
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A San Francisco Examiner article explains, "According to Childs' attorney Richard Shikman, the three counts for which [Judge] McCarthy found insufficient evidence relate to accusations he had improperly connected three modems to the network, 'essentially an anti-hacking statute,' he said."
Then, "A fourth count that was allowed to stand was for Childs' alleged refusal to hand over the passwords to the system to network administrators."
Childs has pled not guilty to the last charge, which carries a maximum sentence of five years.
Sentiment in the IT and security communities seems to be turning in Childs' favor, considering that he's had to remain in custody ever since the initial incident. The fact that his bail was set at $5 million seems a little extreme, too.
Others, though, still find it silly (or worse) that Childs wouldn't release the city's passwords to anyone other than the mayor.
We'll be sure to report additional info whenever the wheel of justice creaks forward again.
About the Author:
Doug is a staff writer for SecurityProNews, InternetFinancialNews, SearchNewz, and WebProNews.
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