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A man who for 12 years served as president of the Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union was sentenced to seven years in prison yesterday for downloading what authorities said was some of the worst child pornography they have ever seen.
The prison term imposed on Charles Rust-Tierney, 52, of Arlington, was a year less than the minimum sentence suggested under federal sentencing guidelines. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III gave Rust-Tierney credit for what he said was “an otherwise exemplary life” that included decades of service as a public defender in the District representing the mentally ill…
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