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California Judge Denies Bail for Former Infoseek Executive.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, December, 1999 by Quinn, Michelle

Dec. 21--Patrick Naughton, the former Infoseek Corp. executive convicted last week of possessing child pornography, remained in federal prison Monday after a judge rejected a request that he be released on bail because of legal ambiguity surrounding the child pornography law.

The U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles had agreed with defense lawyers Friday that Naughton should be immediately released on $100,000 bail until the court could determine whether his conviction would be affected by a federal appeals court ruling that struck down parts of the law under which Naughton was convicted.

U.S. District Judge Edward Rafeedie refused to sign off on what had been considered a routine request for Naughton's release, however, saying that an appeals court...

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