The letter, also available on the ACLU Web site, argues that enforcing the Act might require the department to divert "critical investigative and prosecutorial resources" now used to find and prosecute child pornographers and predators.

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The Justice Department asked for his conviction to be voided on grounds of prosecutorial misconduct.

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Justice Department guidelines advise against it unless there is serious criminal activity or overriding prosecutorial concerns.

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