Swastikas reported at GW
George Washington University police Monday were investigating who was behind swastikas that were drawn on students’ dorm-room doors. Five swastikas were found, including four on one student’s door, a university spokeswoman said. University President Steven Knapp issued a statement denouncing “what appears to be an expression of hatred directed against our Jewish students.” – Michael Neibauer
Man indicted in porn case
A 38-year-old Silver Spring man was indicted Thursday on four counts of distributing child pornography and seven counts of possessing photos of children engaged in sex acts, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy announced Monday. Anthony Christian Francis is accused of corresponding with an Arizona woman he met through Craigslist and sending her pornographic images of children over the Internet. The woman contacted police in Mesa, Ariz., who came to her home and saw the images, according to a news release issued by McCarthy. Francis’s computer was seized under a search warrant. He faces as maximum sentence of 47 years in prison, McCarthy spokesman Seth Zucker said. – Courtney Mabeus
