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Ill. soldier's family says pictures aren't porn

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[February 04, 2010]  CHAMPAIGN (AP) -- The family of an Illinois National Guard soldier says he's been charged with possession of child pornography in Afghanistan over innocent snapshots of a 4-year-old relative in a swimsuit.

The U.S. Army has charged Spec. Billy Miller of Galesburg, Ill., with possession of child pornography and failure to obey an order that troops in Afghanistan not possess pornography.

Army spokesman Lt. Mary J. Pekas declined Friday to discuss details of the case or evidence against Miller. She says the charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Miller's father says the Army won't discuss the case with the family. But Rodney Miller says his son has told him the charges stem from a handful of photos of the girl that the soldier's mother e-mailed to ease his homesickness.

[Associated Press]

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