Temptation sucks

[OpenSource]

Hello all,

I am a Catholic convert (2009 Easter Vigil) and I used to look at porn a lot and it is really my weak spot when it comes to temptation. I try to avoid the near occasion of it whenever possible and after some chaplets of divine mercy when I feel weak, God as granted me the grace to overcome this. Hopefully in the near future, through God’s grace, my quest for purity will be complete.

I am a computer technician. There are quite a few people who look at porn and get viruses and I have to fix the computers quite often. I stumbled across a folder with a bunch of porn on it, and I dwelled on the pictures for longer than acceptable. It was out of more curiosity than lust, and I realize that what I have done was wrong and plan on going to confession for this sin. It was not for more than a brief glance, but I did satisfy my unwholesome curiosity.

When I was looking at the pictures I noticed that there were some very young girls and it is a responsiblity for me and my co-workers to report child pornography to the authorities. Would it be sinful for me to go back and examine the folder to verifiy that the pictures do not contain child pornography? Or should I just pass that responsibility on to another co-worker?

 

[fbl9]

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When I was looking at the pictures I noticed that there were some very young girls and it is a responsiblity for me and my co-workers to report child pornography to the authorities. Would it be sinful for me to go back and examine the folder to verifiy that the pictures do not contain child pornography? Or should I just pass that responsibility on to another co-worker?

one sometimes never seems viglant enough.

You know what: there is so no more curiousity to satisfy since you know the content.
Check it out, but first make the sign of the cross before starting and pray as you scan, pray for the souls on screen and off, pray that there are no young girls,and pray for strength to resit temptation.
God bless.

 

[Catholic1954]

I would stay as far away as possible from that folder. If you suspect child porn, refer it to a co-worker, or better yet the police who investigate such things. I know you want to do the right thing, but could you be using this as an excuse to gain access to those pictures again?

 

[fbl9]

I would stay as far away as possible from that folder. If you suspect child porn, refer it to a co-worker, or better yet the police who investigate such things. I know you want to do the right thing, but could you be using this as an excuse to gain access to those pictures again?

That was my first thought stay away. Then i thought about the co-worker, would this lead him/her into sin that Open source has faced,like he said it was out of curiousity, so armed with for knowldge open source should be able to handle it.
I don’t think these people can hand just anything over to the police, they need to have “knowldge” that it is indeed children in this folder. To do otherwise may be an infringement on the rights(privacy) of the computer’s onwer.

 

[Lost_Found]

I can’t tell whether you are working in an IT department or for a repair company. I would determine the official protocol and follow that. I would report it to my manager, it’s not your job to make those types of decisions, they pay you to fix computers. Anyhow because there is possibly criminal activity you need to pass it on to the boss. Don’t go back to it, don’t send a colleague over to it. I’m in IT as well, and many years ago I used to help out the IT department support folks. When you uncover that stuff it pretty much ruins the reputation of that person, and some of the IT people were quite eager to ruin others’ reputation. I’d prefer to just warn the person to never do it again but depending on the individual they could snitch on you if they get caught a second time. And for yourself you should clean up your habits, there are free blockers for your home PC. Back at work, the first picture you uncover is when you turn it over to someone else or delete it, don’t pay around with that ****. Bad enough you can ruin your reputation let alone your soul. Good luck buddy I’ll know you’ll do the right thing.