CARNAL NATION

Normally, as a matter of policy, we at CarnalNation don't report on your average sex crimes, but every so often, a particular case catches our eye. This week a 48-year-old man from Jensen Beach, FL, has been arrested on 10 counts of possessing child pornography. Police say that he had over 1,000 pornographic images of children on his computer. While such stories sadly happen every day in this country, the man's defense made us laugh as well as shake our heads. Kevin R. Griffin told police upon his arrest that he was not responsible for the images on his computer, claiming he neither downloaded them nor looked at them.

The culprit, according to Mr. Griffin, was his cat. It seems that the suspect would leave his computer turned on all day while he was at work. During that time, the cat allegedly would jump on the keyboard. Mr. Griffin said that he would often return home from work to find strange things downloaded to his hard drive. We recognize that while a good mouse might be irresistable to any cat, no cat, in our opinion, would confuse "kitty" porn with "kiddie" porn. We're guessing that the dog will have eaten any corroborating evidence. Mr. Griffin remains in jail in lieu of $250,000 bail. No word on any charges against the cat.