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Astronaut's Son Held on Sex Charges
Nov 9, 2004 | AP

Posted on 11/09/2004 10:33:33 AM PST by ArmyBratCutie

Astronaut's Son Held on Sex Charges

SAN FRANCISCO (Nov. 8) - The son of Mercury astronaut Walter Schirra has been arrested on child sex tourism charges, federal authorities said Monday.

Walter Schirra, 54, was arrested at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday morning just before he was to board a flight to Thailand where he allegedly intended to solicit sex from underage boys, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

In a search, federal officials said they found 15 to 20 images of child pornography on Schirra's home computer.

Schirra, a property manager, was charged under the PROTECT Act, legislation signed into law in April 2003 to crack down on sex tourism.

Schirra, who is in federal custody, appeared in court Monday morning, but has not yet entered a plea. He was expected to appear in court later this week. It was unclear if he has an attorney.

Schirra's father, also named Walter, was one of the seven original Mercury astronauts in the country's first space program.

11/08/04 21:57 EST


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: castratehim; diversityperversity; gaymarriage; gayrights; homosexualagenda; nambla; pedophilia; perverts; sanfrancisco; sicko
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To: ArmyBratCutie

How sad for the father. Sometimes in the best of families you can have a pervert.


21 posted on 11/09/2004 11:14:38 AM PST by Dante3
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To: southernerwithanattitude

Holding kiddie porn is illegal, unless one teaches sex ed.


22 posted on 11/09/2004 11:19:14 AM PST by sine_nomine (Protect the weakest of the weak - the unborn babies.)
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To: ArmyBratCutie

I went to Lee Hall Elementary School (Lee Hall, VA.) with "Walter" Schirra in the early 1960's. Only then we knew him as "Marty."

Even then he had some problems. Set fire to the median strip in his home subdivision at Stoney Brook. (Denbigh Section of Newport News, Va.)


23 posted on 11/09/2004 11:23:14 AM PST by cpa4you (CPA4YOU)
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To: southernerwithanattitude

I agree. But how did they get a warrant to search his computer? I' d say the Patriot Act is tame against the PROTECT ACT.


24 posted on 11/09/2004 11:26:31 AM PST by Safetgiver (Mud slung is ground lost.)
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To: southernerwithanattitude

P.S. I hate pediffles, too.


25 posted on 11/09/2004 11:28:16 AM PST by Safetgiver (Mud slung is ground lost.)
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I feel so bad for his Daddy too...you know, children are a plague sometimes for folks....they lead honorable, good lives and their children taint that for them...terrible...
I think the crime, was that he had already "paid" thru some kind of men/boy club for his "treats" .. and it happened to be a "sting" .. therefore they were able to get the search warrant for his home/computer....I wonder if he has a wife/family.....
heartbreaking for them and his parents if so ...


26 posted on 11/09/2004 11:41:04 AM PST by ArmyBratCutie ("Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:soap, ballot, jury, ammo in this order!")
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To: southernerwithanattitude
"What is illegal about getting on a plane with illegal thoughts? No crime has been committed yet."

He no doubt committed electronic crimes that resulted in the Feds getting an electronic wiretap -- corresponding with other pedophiles, exchanging illegal photos, etc.

But when he made his reservations to travel to Thailand (notorious for such crimes) the Feds decided enough was enough and apprenended him.

He'll not be charged with "Intention to Travel to Thailand" but with the crimes he committed before leaving on his trip. Of course, he might have written incriminating emails to perverts in Thailand while preparing for his trip.

Lock him up -- famous name notwithstanding.

27 posted on 11/09/2004 12:21:02 PM PST by tom h
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To: ArmyBratCutie
The guy in the story is 54. Why is he still being talked about as someone's son-as if that had any bearing on the story?

At 54, my kids are on their own.

28 posted on 11/09/2004 12:42:03 PM PST by Dianna
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To: southernerwithanattitude

Child pornography on the computer is a crime.


29 posted on 11/09/2004 1:03:47 PM PST by El Gran Salseron (My wife just won the "Inmate of the Month" Award! :-))
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To: El Gran Salseron

I understand. The way the story read to me was his computer was searched after the arrest. If he had this stuff on his computer he is prob. scum. Maybe the post about a sting where he bought a ticket with the implied intention he was to be met by an underage prostitute was what was up.


30 posted on 11/09/2004 5:13:51 PM PST by southernerwithanattitude (new and improved redneck)
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To: BossLady

Glad they stopped him on the way there instead of on the way back.


31 posted on 11/09/2004 8:38:39 PM PST by vikingchick
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To: ArmyBratCutie

Nobody likes a boy F^&#&R!


32 posted on 11/09/2004 8:44:17 PM PST by pete anderson
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To: Wolfstar; Inspectorette
Thanks. I don't know why I had it in my head that Wally Schirra died some time back. I must be confusing him with one of the other original astronauts.

It was Gordon Cooper who died.

33 posted on 11/10/2004 5:44:38 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Dan Rather's got to go!)
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To: BossLady
i fell bad for his father and mother as well as the little boys he intended on victimizing' these men are not gay they are petiefiles big differance it's important that we all know this fact.
34 posted on 11/12/2004 4:28:27 PM PST by longarmofthelaw
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To: southernerwithanattitude
if he is a petefile who many kids has he victomized right here in the u s a suck peice of trash that should be shot to the moon sonny boy
35 posted on 11/12/2004 4:34:41 PM PST by longarmofthelaw
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