A child porn possession charge lodged against a Department of Industrial Accidents investigator fired for having smut on his state-issued laptop has been dismissed because experts concluded he was unwittingly spammed.

‘The overall forensics of the laptop suggest that it had been compromised by a virus,’ said Jake Wark, spokesman for Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley.

Nationally recognized computer forensic analyst Tami Loehrs told the Herald Michael Fiola’s ordeal was ‘one of the most horrific cases I’ve seen.’

Full Story: Boston Herald

(via The Agitator)

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