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| Child porn inquiry over artwork | Child porn inquiry over artwork |
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| Police are continuing to examine an art exhibit seized from a Tyneside gallery amid fears it may have breached child pornography laws. | Police 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 Northumbria Police to determine whether it is legal. | The image is being examined by Northumbria Police to determine whether it is legal. |
| A police spokeswoman said the item was taken from Gateshead's Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art on Thursday. | A police spokeswoman said the item was taken 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. | A spokeswoman for the gallery, which opened in 2002, said no exhibitions were being removed as a result. |
| Police were alerted by Baltic managers the day before a number of exhibits were due to be unveiled. | Police were alerted by Baltic managers 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 that in such cases its experts gave police preliminary advice. | |
| But she said that it would not be involved in the investigation until a file had been received from officers. | |
| The £46m modern art gallery, on Gateshead's Quayside, has attracted 2.5m visitors since it opened. | The £46m modern art gallery, on Gateshead's Quayside, has attracted 2.5m visitors since it opened. |