10 Disturbing Crimes Solved By Amateurs
7. Corrupt Justice: A Paedophile Superior Court Judge Uncovered
Canadian computer whiz Bradley Willman was developing a programme when in a chat room he was unexpectedly offered the sexual services of a 6-year-old girl. Repulsed by this encounter, he decided to use his talents to catch and rid the internet of online predators.
Through posting a Trojan horse file onto child-porn newsgroups for users to download, Willman gained access to computers and sent 70 people to jail by contacting child porn watchdog ensembles who then sent the disturbing information to Irvine police detectives. The most revolting and shocking child molester Willman uncovered was Superior Court Judge Ronald C. Kline.
Kline eventually confessed to having stored more than 100 pornographic photos of underage boys on his computer and several discs, but a thorough search of his home revealed that he additionally had a personal diary of fantasies with youngsters.
The former Superior Court Judge tried to weasel his way out of jail time by pleading that the evidence stacked against him had been obtained illegally. However, in 2007, the 66-year-old fainted when he was branded a public sex offender for life and sentenced to 27 months in federal prison, followed by not being allowed to own a computer or have access to the internet during three years of probation.