Girls Aloud
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| Origins | London | |
| Genre | Electropop Pop music | |
| Years active | 2002-12- | |
| Label(s) | Polydor Records Fascination Records | |
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- In February 2008, Darryn Walker was charged with obscenity for a story he published featuring the kidnap and murder of the members of Girls Aloud. [1]
- In June 2009, Darryn Walker, 35, from South Tyneside, was cleared of obscenity charges related to a story he published online that the featured kidnap and murder of Girls Aloud. [2]
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[edit] Legal issues
[edit] Darryn Walker
BBC described the situation as:
Darryn Walker, 35, from South Tyneside, was charged after the blog appeared on a fantasy pornography site.
He appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday but was cleared after the prosecution offered no evidence.
His defence argued the piece was not easily accessible and could only be found by looking for specific material.
Judge Esmond Faulks formally returned a not guilty verdict to the charge of publishing an obscene article.
Mr Walker's 12-page blog - Girls (Scream) Aloud - was brought to the attention of police by the Internet Watch Foundation, an organisation for the public and IT professionals which polices potentially obscene material.
He was arrested at his home in Mowbray Road, South Shields, by officers from the Obscene Publications Unit in February 2008.
David Perry QC, prosecuting, said that the decision to prosecute under the Obscene Publications Act was made in July 2008.
"A crucial aspect of the reasoning that led to the instigation of these proceedings was that the article in question, which was posted on the internet, was accessible to people who were particularly vulnerable - young people who were interested in a particular pop music group," he said.
"It was this that distinguished this case from other material available on the internet.
"The CPS concluded, with the benefit of counsel's advice, there was a realistic prospect of conviction."
'Frighten or intimidate'
However, a report for the defence by an information technology expert said the article could only be discovered by internet users seeking such specific material.
A report from a consultant psychiatrist also said it was "baseless" to suggest that reading such material could turn other people into sexual predators.
Tim Owen QC, defending Mr Walker, said: "It was never his intention to frighten or intimidate the members of Girls Aloud.
"He had written what he had described as an adult celebrity parody and was only meant to be for an audience of like-minded people.
"As soon as he was aware of the upset and fuss that had been created, he took steps himself to take the article off the website."
He added: "This type of writing is widely available on the internet in an unregulated and uncensored form.
"In terms of its alleged obscenity, it is frankly no better or worse than other articles."
The courts also heard that Mr Walker had lost his job since his arrest.
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