A McHenry County judge Friday refused to reverse her earlier ruling that an October 2000 police raid on an adult business owner's office and home was unconstitutional. Judge Sharon Prather rejected claims by McHenry County prosecutors that she could alter her decision so that evidence of suspect child pornography found in the raid could be used in court while other materials seized would be barred. "I don't know in this particular case how you can divide the two," Prather said. In January, the judge ruled that police failed to follow necessary legal proceedings for seizing Constitutionally protected materials during a...
