Oakland County assistant prosecutor Robert Giles has said there is no law requiring computer repair services to report suspected child pornography.-A Royal Oak man who police believe possessed more than 1,000 child pornography files on his computer has been ordered to trial on related charges.
However, they have a moral obligation to do so, said Giles, who heads the county prosecutor's Child Sexual Assault Division.
George T. McFaul, 58, on Monday waived his preliminary examination before Judge Michael A. Martone in Troy's 52-4 District Court.
McFaul was charged after he sought service on his computer at Staples in Clawson, police said.
Clawson Detective Ryan McDonald at the time said a Staples technician accessed the computer and saw pictures of females whose ages were questionable.
Pornography experts said it is not unusual for child pornography to surface when persons seek service on their computers.
Oakland County assistant prosecutor Robert Giles has said there is no law requiring computer repair services to report suspected child pornography.
However, they have a moral obligation to do so, said Giles, who heads the county prosecutor's Child Sexual Assault Division.
He described child pornography as any sexually explicit picture of a person age 17 or younger.
McFaul remains free on $50,000 personal bond. Bond provisions forbid him to use a computer, access the Internet or visit a library.
He is charged with possession of child sexually abusive materials, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and use of a computer for child sexually abusive material, a seven year felony.
McFaul faces arraignment on the charges Feb. 5 before Oakland County Circuit Judge Colleen A. O'Brien.
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