Suspect arrested on child porn charges blames cat
August 6th, 2009 by Jason SchultzJENSEN BEACH — A well-known mathematical theory states that a group of monkeys randomly typing on a typewriter could eventually write the complete works of William Shakespeare by pure chance.
But Martin County Sheriff’s investigators said there is no chance that one cat could randomly type words on a computer keyboard to download child pornography 1,000 times.
Keith Griffin
But that’s the excuse that 48-year-old Keith Griffin, of Jensen Beach, gave after investigators found 1,000 images of child pornography on his computer, detectives say. Griffin was arrested today on 10 counts of possession of child pornography.
According to a sheriff’s report, detectives conducting online investigations in July discovered that Griffin was downloading pictures of children as young as 8 years old having sex from file-sharing programs.
When deputies searched Griffin’s home and talked to him, he told detectives that he would leave the room sometimes while downloading music and when he returned, his cat had jumped up on the keyboard and strange images were downloaded.
Griffin is being held in the Martin County Jail on $250,000 bail. The cat was not charged with any crimes and is being cared for by a family friend, according to sheriff’s officials.
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August 6th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Did he say the cat? How pathetic!
August 6th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
HEY!!!! Wait one minute….
MY cat DOES jump up on my keyboard and does lots of strange things to it. One time she jumped on a bunch of keys at the same time and it took me 3 hours to re-boot the entire system & get it working again………….
She does this almost every day —and her favorite place to lay is right in front of me with her tail and/or paws on the keys …………
She’s never downloaded porn YET, but I seriously would not put it past her!
August 6th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Now that’s what I called a Cat-O-Nine Tales!!
August 6th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
I’d say he’s trying to play a cat n mouse game with the police.
August 6th, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Good thing it was in Martin County , cause PBSO would have tased or shot the poor kitty.
August 7th, 2009 at 3:27 am
My cat did something worse on my computer.
It renewed my Palm Beach Post subscription.
August 7th, 2009 at 7:35 am
It really could happen…
August 7th, 2009 at 7:41 am
Theres a pussy joke in here some where.
August 7th, 2009 at 7:56 am
The cat must be a pervert.
August 7th, 2009 at 8:29 am
RUSS I HOPE THAT YOU ARE KITTTINNNNN WHEN YOU SAY THIS COULD REALLY HAPPEN.PLEASSSS SAY ITS’ NOT SOOOOOO.
August 7th, 2009 at 10:12 am
can i haz pr0n nao? keepz yur cheezeburger.
August 7th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Lends new meaning to the word “bulls**t.”
August 7th, 2009 at 10:45 am
No “kitty ” porn jokes yet?
August 7th, 2009 at 11:04 am
He got the cat-scratch-fever…
August 7th, 2009 at 11:15 am
This poor kitten is a victim, the pervert probably used the kitten to lure children closer to his twisted mind. f
August 7th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Maybe was after the mouse
August 7th, 2009 at 11:44 am
these damn cats are out of control
August 7th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Typical male, blame it on the pussy.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
goldwater Says:
“My cat did something worse on my computer.
It renewed my Palm Beach Post subscription.”
Funniest comment ever!
August 7th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
That is rich - I must forward this to Tosh.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Oh Come on!!! A little pussy never hurt anyone!!
August 7th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
My cat used to jump on the keyboard and send e-mails. I cured him of that by letting him take my car for a drive every afternoon.
August 7th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Wouldn’t a cat download cat porn?
August 7th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
All these people on the various blogs whining & complaining about how the PB Post is “lousy” & how they “cancelled” their subscriptions: I find it “odd”, to put it mildly, that they cancelled thie “subscriptions”, but are in here reading all the BLOGS ….????????????
So here we read various articles, blogs, etc., from the Post—-and it is a fact that none of us, no matter our political leanings, will agree with everything on the paper.So at the first sign of something printed that we don’t AGREE on, we “cancel our subscription”…?? That is the famous “Ostrich sticking it’s head in the sand” —-If we don’t “look” nothing “bad” will take place????
Let’s all try to cultivate a little more mature and diverse perception and responsibility to not only “allow” diverse opinions, but to ENCOURAGE them! Isn’t that what a free democratic Nation is really all about…????
The more diverse opinions we DO look at and ponder before making decisions: the better the final decision will actually BE.
The greatest leaders in the World all through history had something in common: they all had many advisors they listened to before making their decisions.The more different opinions they heard –the better their final decision became.
August 7th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
I absolutely loved some of the crazy comments. This “gentleman” is just simply
two sandwiches shy of a picnic.
My cats get on my key board but all they’ve wanted
was for me to get up and get them food, or to close down the computer so they
could have my attention somehow.
MFC
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August 9th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
CATS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THEIR BAD SPELLING … THIS ONE PROBABLY MEANT TO DOWNLOAD “KITTY” PORN AND ENDED UP WITH “KIDDIE” PORN INSTEAD
August 10th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Hey Guido Sarducci,
The PB Post isn’t worth being used as toilet paper (the ink wears off on your butt). We read the blogs because we like the funny stuff that usually doesn’t even make it into the paper and then sharing funny comments for free. Why pay for a bunch of half-researched “news” stories? It’s funny that people from both sides don’t like the Post. It’s not a (D) or an (R) thing. It’s an intelligence thing. A good NEWSpaper covers a story while acknowledging all related opinions, not just chosing one side to report and portray it as fact. That’s called propoganda. If I’m going to pay for news, I want facts from which I can make my own opinions.
August 14th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
This is what they would call a “cat-as-trophe”. Like anyone would believe that the cat d/l porn 1000 times?? OHHHH PLEAZZZZEEEE.