CHILD PORN BILL REWORKED

On April 18, the Supreme Court ruled that parts of a law prohibiting virtual child pornography - representations of children and teens having sex that are produced by computer imaging programs - were overly broad and unconstitutional.  Attorney General John Ashcroft and House members began their fight yesterday for legislation that would bypass the decision.  The new legislation would tighten the definition of child pornography and prevent defendants from foiling prosecution by raising the theoretical possibility that the material is created through computer imaging.