Friday, October 05, 2007

Nude images shown in school talk

Schoolchildren in ...Ohio were left bemused after images of nude women were shown in a politician's lecture on the legislative process.

State representative Matthew Barrett was giving a computerised presentation at Norwalk High School when the images flashed up on the screen.

He said he had no idea where the images came from, adding that he took them down after a few seconds....

...Mr Barrett, a Democrat elected to the state house of representatives last year, was giving a lecture on the US government.

He inserted a memory stick into his computer which he thought contained graphics showing how legislative bills became law.

Instead, a series of pictures of topless women appeared on the screen, although Mr Barrett said he shut down the computer within seconds.

He said several students chuckled when the images went up.

...School staff and police later examined the memory stick, which was found to contain a directory of nude images as well as the presentation.

This from the BBC.

The Morning Journal (Ohio) reported today that "A minor child in State Rep. Matt Barrett's home downloaded [the] photos of topless women that Barrett accidentally showed..."

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