Oz gaffe: Porn sent to schools

It was a case of good intention gone very much awry. In an agreement between the New South Wales police and the Education Department, an officer inadvertently emailed child pornography images to 1,800 schools "while trying to warn principals about children at risk of abuse," Reuters reported. The images, sent so that victims could be identified, were supposed to be cropped for decency, but "computer problems have meant that in some cases the entire pornographic image was revealed when the email was opened," according to Australia's ABC News Online. There was nothing in the coverage about anyone but school administrators having seen the images. According to Reuters, the incident occurred "during a police crackdown on child pornography that has so far resulted in more than 200 arrests, including police, teachers, clergy and the owner of a child-care center, after more than 400 raids."