Two months after his boss, the principal of Freedom High School in Loudoun County, Va., told him to store a photo of a semi-naked girl on his computer “in case we needed it later,” Asst. Principal Ting-Yi Oei was charged with “failure to report suspected child abuse” and put on administrative leave (he hadn’t been able to ID the girl because the photo was taken from the neck down). That was last May, he writes in a commentary in the Washington Post. Only this month did his legal ordeal end, with the charges against him thrown out of court, as earlier reported (here’s my post). Thought you’d like to get his take on what happened. It’s a long story, so I’ll leave the details of this latest misapplication of child-porn law in a sexting case to the teller.
He pretty much was, Maria. But all resolved now. Case against the asst. principal thrown out of court, and fortunately a portion of his legal fees paid for by friends and supporters. But it was an extremely wrenching experience for an asst. person just trying to do his job. Thanks for posting.
Why wasn't the principal suspended, where were they when all this broke out? Surely, they are to take some responsibility for the idea of storing material which was highly unsavory? Poor guy. He sounds as if he was thrown to the dogs with no support.