Feds: ‘ Sexually explicit videos’ found on Reynolds’ computer
Federal prosecutors insist they know nothing about the contents of a computer carried by former U. S. Rep. Mel Reynolds when he was arrested in Atlanta last spring.
Except one thing: “They contain certain sexually explicit videos involving the defendant that may constitute contraband.”
The feds made that claim in a court filing on Tuesday as Reynolds continues to seek sanctions against them in his misdemeanor tax case and tries to get the case thrown out.
Reynolds isn’t facing any criminal charges over the alleged sexually explicit videos.
In 2014, though, he faced charges in Zimbabwe of possessing pornography — only tohave the charges dismissed.
Two decades earlier, between 1993 and 1995, Reynolds held the 2nd Congressional District seat. He was then convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker.
While in jail for that conviction, the feds hit him with campaign- finance charges for improperly using his campaign fund. In 2001, then- President Bill Clinton commuted his sentence to time served.
In his most recent case, Reynolds alleges that prosecutors improperly gained access to information on his computer, which was filled with documents related to his pending trial. Reynolds was charged in 2015 with four counts of failing to file a federal income tax return.