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Former Virginia ACLU President Has Law License Revoked

posted 4:40 pm Wed June 11, 2008 - ALEXANDRIA, Va.

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ABC 7 News - Former Va. ACLU President Has Law License Revoked

The Virginia State Bar has revoked the law license of a man who served as president of the Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union for 12 years.

Charles Rust-Tierney, of Arlington, was sentenced in September to seven years in prison for downloading child pornography. He has said depression and "plummeting self-esteem" led him astray.

The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board announced Wednesday that it revoked Rust-Tierney's license to practice law on April 25.

Rust-Tierney was president of the ACLU's Virginia chapter from 1993 to 2005 and served as a youth sports coach in Arlington.

An investigation by Arlington police after Rust-Tierney's arrest last year found no evidence that he had improper contact with children.

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ABC 7 Talkback: Former Virginia ACLU President Has Law License Revoked

Winstrv

9:36 pm on 06/11/08

I'm shocked the ACLU isn't fighting this! Don't they defend child molesters and people of this sort? I think all of them are criminals who would love to see this country destroyed.

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