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Child porn probe over art exhibit Child porn probe over art exhibit
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Police lawyers are continuing to examine an art exhibit seized from a Tyneside gallery amid fears it may have breached child pornography laws. Lawyers are continuing to examine an art exhibit seized from a Tyneside gallery amid fears it may have breached child pornography laws.
The image, understood to be of a child, is being examined by the Crown Prosecution Service to determine whether it is legal. The image is being examined by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to determine whether it is legal.
Northumbria Police said they took the item from Gateshead's Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art on Thursday.Northumbria Police said they took the item from Gateshead's Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art on Thursday.
Police were alerted by gallery managers last Thursday, the day before a number of exhibits were due to be unveiled.
No-one from the £46m gallery, which opened in 2002, has commented.No-one from the £46m gallery, which opened in 2002, has commented.
'Seeking advice''Seeking advice'
The artist's name has not been released, but according to the Baltic website, five exhibitions were due to open to the public last Friday.The artist's name has not been released, but according to the Baltic website, five exhibitions were due to open to the public last Friday.
A spokeswoman for Northumbria Police said they were alerted to the image by the centre's management team last Thursday, the day before a number of new exhibitions were due to be unveiled at the gallery. A spokeswoman for Northumbria Police said: "We attended the Baltic last Thursday at the invitation of management, who were seeking advice about an item from an exhibition prior to it going on public display.
She said: "We attended the Baltic last Thursday at the invitation of management, who were seeking advice about an item from an exhibition prior to it going on public display.
"This item is being assessed and Northumbria Police in consultation with the CPS is investigating the circumstances surrounding it.""This item is being assessed and Northumbria Police in consultation with the CPS is investigating the circumstances surrounding it."
The Baltic, on Gateshead's Quayside, has attracted 2.5m visitors since it opened.The Baltic, on Gateshead's Quayside, has attracted 2.5m visitors since it opened.