A Missouri Boone County jury deliberated for two days until a guilty was issued. Clarence Arthur Tremaine, 33, was prosecuted on possession and promotion of child pornography.
When computers contain pornography or any form of data, it is recoverable. A formatted drive is often recoverable too. Special software is used to read the information below the level of the operating system and software. The goal of computer forensics is to explain the current state of a digital artifact. The investigator will first produce an exact duplicate of the suspected hard drive and work from the duplicated drive. This keeps the original disk intact.
Most alleged offenders are not aware of the various recovery methods. Forensics will play the role of supportive evidence and linking the accused to the victim often takes the reliance of witnesses. The jury found Clarence Tremain guilty by the jury. Sentencing is pending.
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