Augusta man held in child-porn case
By A.J. HIGGINS
Staff Writer Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel Wednesday, August 01, 2007

AUGUSTA -- An Augusta man remained in the county jail Tuesday on a child pornography charge after failing to post a $10,000 cash or a $100,000 surety bail.

Sgt. Glenn Lang and Detective Laurie Northrup of the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit said Calvin Woodburn, 50, of Mt. Vernon Avenue, was charged with possession of sexually explicit materials.

They said numerous images of children younger than 16 engaged in sex acts were recovered from a computer in his residence.

Lang said Woodburn had a significant criminal history, with convictions on unlawful sexual contact and gross sexual misconduct charges between 1985 and 1989. He was additionally charged with failing to register as a sex offender this year and was convicted of being a fugitive from justice in 2006.

"He certainly has demonstrated that, even after his prior convictions, he will continue to save pictures of children engaged in sexual acts," Lang said. "His continued interest is a cause of concern."

Monday, police obtained a search warrant to enter Woodburn's apartment and recovered the computer equipment. They had received a tip that Woodburn used pictures of naked children on his computer monitor as a screensaver.

Lang said Woodbury also was a member of MySpace.com messenger service, able send picture files and notes through the Web site.

Last week, the Maine attorney general accused MySpace.com of being "less than fully forthcoming" after learning the number of profiles linked to convicted sex offenders was more than four times what the popular online network claimed.

MySpace.com officials said they had connected 29,000 profiles to registered sex offenders nationwide -- not 7,000, as they reported in May. Of that number, 124 profiles are based in Maine, according to Carlos Diaz, a Maine assistant attorney general who serves as the legal counsel to the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit.

A.J. Higgins -- 623-3811 Ext. 431

ajhiggins@centralmaine.com

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pa+3 of casco, ME
Aug 2, 2007 8:15 AM
I agree people like this need to face serious punishment.But I also think we need to look at ways of stopping people from exploiting children in the first place. If you want to stop drug use, you should go after the dealers, not the users. Lets go after the people that are doing this to children. We could save the children from a lifetime of scars and then the creeps wouldn't have any of this stuff to look at.And I know it's easyer said then done, but I think we need to make every effort possible to stop it before it starts.Yea, I know it's the "world wide web", but there must be something we can do to stop this.And don't get me wrong, I'm not defending these wackos that look at it. String them up by the you know what.Like I said, we need to stop it before it starts. report abuse
cherrie hight of waterville, ME
Aug 2, 2007 12:11 AM
now nonny this is is what the F*$k i was talking about guys like this should be hung for what he's done. it' guy's that the guy is diffrent strange looking looks and dresses like he's making a statement about who he is and just becase of that he's lable him as one. as my son says you fear what you don't know or understand.report abuse
Crispusatuck of Industry, ME
Aug 1, 2007 7:32 PM
Maybe the accused can cut a deal and get some community service time in a Lewiston bakery rather than waste time in Jail.

He could even argue that the criminal justice system failed him the first few times around and he's the victim!

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kidatheart of Portland, ME
Aug 1, 2007 3:53 PM
Eh, maybe his sentence will be to move in with LePage, since LePage has been ordered to stay off the internet (HA!) Like that will happen.report abuse

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