Grassley Questioning Porn Found On U.S. Attorneys Computer

Senator Chuck Grassley

WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today questioned why the Justice Department declined to prosecute an Assistant United States Attorney after the department’s Inspector General found at least one image of child pornography on the attorney’s work computer. The Inspector General also determined that the attorney had spent hours viewing adult content during work hours.

The Inspector General filed the report, and the Assistant U.S. Attorney admitted to spending “a significant amount of time each day viewing pornography.” The report went on to say that, “at least one image of child pornography was recovered on the attorney’s government computer”.

Senator Grassley is now questioning why the case was not prosecuted, and that as of May 31, 2011 no disciplinary action had been taken.

Grassley said he was concerned that the attorney, who admitted viewing pornography on the taxpayers’ dime, was employed by the federal government at least two months after the allegations were outlined in the Inspector General report.

Grassley, as of last year had learned that 33 employees working at the Securities and Exchange Commission “were found to have to have viewed pornography during work hours were not terminated and were given uneven and light disciplinary action”.

Grassley sent Attorney General Eric Holder questioning why the Department had not prosecuted, or taken disciplinary action against the attorney. Grassley says that he is also curious to see what cases the Attorney was working on and how the Department can work at keeping pornography off it’s computers.

Copy of the letter sent to Eric Holder.