Post by WaTcHeR on Jan 14, 2007 17:03:12 GMT -5
01.14.2007 - ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- A judge dismissed felony charges against a state trooper accused of posting nude pictures of his ex-wife on a bondage Web site.
Officer Luke Heller of Lower Macungie still faces two misdemeanor charges of identity theft and harassment.
Felony charges of unlawful use of a computer and criminal use of a communication facility were dismissed Monday by Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg. He ruled that the unlawful use of a computer law was intended to combat hackers.
Without a supporting felony charge, the communication facility charge was also dismissed.
Lehigh County Chief Deputy District Attorney Matthew Falk said he is considering an appeal.
Heller, 36, a 14-year veteran of the state police, was charged in March 2006 and suspended from his job. His wife had filed for divorce in 2003 and accused him of physical, mental and sexual abuse.
www.wgal.com/news/10734835/detail.html
Officer Luke Heller of Lower Macungie still faces two misdemeanor charges of identity theft and harassment.
Felony charges of unlawful use of a computer and criminal use of a communication facility were dismissed Monday by Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg. He ruled that the unlawful use of a computer law was intended to combat hackers.
Without a supporting felony charge, the communication facility charge was also dismissed.
Lehigh County Chief Deputy District Attorney Matthew Falk said he is considering an appeal.
Heller, 36, a 14-year veteran of the state police, was charged in March 2006 and suspended from his job. His wife had filed for divorce in 2003 and accused him of physical, mental and sexual abuse.
www.wgal.com/news/10734835/detail.html