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Microsoft is being sued for allegedly not doing enough to help two of its employees who were suffering while on "porn detail":
Two former Microsoft employees who were responsible for monitoring child pornography and other criminal material have filed a lawsuit against the company, The Daily Beast reports, alleging that they were not provided with psychological support to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The employees, Henry Soto and Greg Blauert, were part of Microsoft's Online Safety Team, where they were charged with reviewing material that had been flagged as potentially illegal. According to the lawsuit, Soto's job involved viewing "horrible brutality, murder, indescribable sexual assaults," and other content "designed to entertain the most twisted and sick-minded people in the world." Blauert had to "review thousands of images of child pornography, adult pornography and bestiality that graphically depicted the violence and depravity of the perpetrators," according to the complaint.
Both men say they suffered "vicarious trauma" and symptoms associated with PTSD, including nightmares, anxiety, and hallucinations. When they complained about their health, Microsoft offered a "Wellness Program," but the suit alleges that the therapist involved with the program was not qualified to treat their symptoms. Program supervisors also advised them to take smoke breaks and walks to deal with their problems, while Blauert was advised to play more video games, according to the complaint.
Also at BBC, The Guardian, and Courthouse News. Courthouse News also has a copy of the lawsuit.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday January 14 2017, @09:04PM
A reputable former coworker told me about a time that he had found physical CP (don't recall if it was printed or photos) and reported it. He then said that a postal inspector showed up and looked at the images, and the postal inspector said that they have a quick and easy test for distinguishing CP from innocent pictures: turn the picture upside down, and if the focus of the picture is still sexual in nature, then they consider it CP (of course it has to go to trial and all that, but its their quick "field-test").
Turns out the guy it belonged to was convicted of multiple sexual offenses in the past, but was hired by the company before they did background checks. Incidentally, there was another sex-offender in the company who got in in a similar manner, but they kept him on because it was a he said-she said kind of thing (albeit with a 17 year old subordinate and the act was an attempt but not carried out) -- You can look him up on the Megan's law website and everything -- he's even smiling in his Megan's Law photo.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 14 2017, @10:17PM
So you're the perverted fuck who watches family movies upside down while masturbating furiously.