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"During her deposition to Robbins’s lawyers, she invoked her Fifth Amendment rights and refused to answer questions as not to self-incriminate. One of the quest
by sorbus 17y ago
"During her deposition to Robbins’s lawyers, she invoked her Fifth Amendment rights and refused to answer questions as not to self-incriminate. One of the questions asked of her was whether she had downloaded “…pictures to her own computer, including pictures of students who were naked while in their home,” the motion notes."
Somehow, I can't help but think that it would have been better just to answer the question - refusing to answer on the grounds of self-incrimination sounds just as bad or worse as answering yes to the question.
On the other hand, maybe she hasn't looked through all the pictures she's downloaded, and doesn't want to be hit with perjury as well. Or maybe it's that combined with having used a computer which was not technically hers but which was not used by anyone else, making definitions potentially a tad unclear.