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| Child porn probe over art exhibit | Child porn probe over art exhibit |
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| 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 is being examined by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 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. |
| A spokeswoman for the gallery, which opened in 2002, said no exhibitions were being removed as a result. | |
| Police were alerted by Baltic managers last Thursday, the day before a number of exhibits were due to be unveiled. | |
| '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: "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. | 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. |
| "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." |
| A CPS spokeswoman confirmed the exhibit was being examined, but had no further comment. | |
| The £46m modern art gallery, on Gateshead's Quayside, has attracted 2.5m visitors since it opened. |