Unfortunately for him and many other similarly situated defendants, he will probably never have a chance to assert that defense to the felony possession with the intent to distribute child pornography charge. News Daily Headlines Receive our lunchtime briefing straight to your inbox. However, the view of the U. He advised the police that the reason he used this program was not because he intended to share the images but instead because the program allows a person to do multiple searches simultaneously. PIRES was acquitted on one count of attempted receipt of child pornography.