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Judi Lynn

(160,631 posts)
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 12:08 AM Sep 2018

Search warrant debunks theories about New Mexico solar observatory's closure

Source: CBS/AP

CBS/AP September 19, 2018, 11:09 PM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A federal search warrant released Wednesday revealed a solar observatory located the mountains of New Mexico that mysteriously closed for 11 days had been shut down as part of an FBI investigation of a janitor suspected of using the facility's wireless internet service to send and receive child pornography. The Sunspot Solar Observatory re-opened Monday, with theories looming for nearly two weeks over the strange closure, CBS Albuquerque affiliate KRQE reports

A federal search warrant revealed that in July, agents began searching a child protection database and found child pornography linked to an IP address at the Sunspot observatory, KRQE reports.

According to KRQE, federal agents began speaking to the chief observer at Sunspot, who said he found a laptop running in several empty offices over the last few months. He told the feds what he found on the desktop was "not good," and that it appeared to be child porn.

The search warrant states the feds then monitored all the IP addresses and found the exact time child porn was being sent out, which then matched only the janitor.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sunspot-solar-observatory-new-mexico-search-warrant-reveals-child-pornography-investigation-2018-09-19/

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Search warrant debunks theories about New Mexico solar observatory's closure (Original Post) Judi Lynn Sep 2018 OP
Thanks for the update underpants Sep 2018 #1
Damn. Why can't one conspiracy theory about UFO's ever be true? One of these days... KWR65 Sep 2018 #2
That's what I thought back in 1966 when I read "Flying Saucers, Serious Business". Nitram Sep 2018 #5
Dwarf Rapes Nun; Flees in Ufo billh58 Sep 2018 #11
Exactly what they would say if it was aliens. Just saying. :) TeamPooka Sep 2018 #3
And thats exactly what the conspiracy folks will be saying today. 7962 Sep 2018 #4
"Take me to your leader?" Nitram Sep 2018 #6
I want to believe........ Bayard Sep 2018 #7
Ew. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #8
Who says it's not... angrychair Sep 2018 #9
Shows how seriously the FBI takes child porn. MicaelS Sep 2018 #10
 

7962

(11,841 posts)
4. And thats exactly what the conspiracy folks will be saying today.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 05:45 AM
Sep 2018

The only TRUE answer is the answer they want to hear

MicaelS

(8,747 posts)
10. Shows how seriously the FBI takes child porn.
Thu Sep 20, 2018, 04:18 PM
Sep 2018

Good for them. I am sure many of these agents have kids, and are sickened by that garbage. Imagine having to look at that shit as a job.

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