Oct 18, 2010
‘Cached’ Pages May Be Evidence in Child Porn Case, Panel Says
In a case of first impression in New York, a Brooklyn appellate panel has held that temporary files automatically “cached” by an Internet browser may serve as evidence of promoting and possessing child pornography. The Appellate Division, 2nd Department ruled that the cached page was indeed evidence that the illegal material had been accessed and displayed, and the question of whether the defendant did so knowingly was an issue of fact properly decided at trial.