Glendale attorney convicted of possessing child pornography and an assault rifle
An attorney under investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was convicted today of possessing child pornography and an assault rifle.
Walter Loustari, who remains free on bail, entered a no contest plea before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Ryan, according to Deputy Dist. Atty. Susan Schwartz of the Justice System Integrity Division.
Schwartz said the 58-year-old defendant entered an “open” plea, meaning it was not part of a negotiated settlement.
He could face up to three years and eight months in state prison.
Loustari, who had a law office in La Cañada Flintridge and lived in Glendale, was charged in October after an investigation by ICE and the Glendale Police Department.
The investigation began in October 2006 as part of ICE’s Operation Predator, in which the agency works with local authorities to investigate child pornography.
-- Richard Winton
Walter Loustari, who remains free on bail, entered a no contest plea before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Ryan, according to Deputy Dist. Atty. Susan Schwartz of the Justice System Integrity Division.
Schwartz said the 58-year-old defendant entered an “open” plea, meaning it was not part of a negotiated settlement.
He could face up to three years and eight months in state prison.
Loustari, who had a law office in La Cañada Flintridge and lived in Glendale, was charged in October after an investigation by ICE and the Glendale Police Department.
The investigation began in October 2006 as part of ICE’s Operation Predator, in which the agency works with local authorities to investigate child pornography.
-- Richard Winton
EDITOR'S PICKS:
Good job nabbing this guy, but four years is an eternity, especially if a private citizen has to do the battle. That's what I'm having to face now.
These guys are slippery slime, they will never confess to anything.
So here we go, enjoy the show.
Posted by: WorkinLate | January 23, 2010 at 04:36 AM
Good job on nabbing this guy, but four years to do the bust is an eternity to the victims of this kind of crime.
When law enforcement has the name , the place and a first hand account of the production and distribution of this kind of material there should be prompt and decisive action, lest we allow the victim to be tortured once more.
Signed: First Hand Account.
Posted by: BillN | January 23, 2010 at 09:00 AM
I hope this Chicken Hawk attorney suffers in prison. Wait until the other inmates find out, have a nice time.
Posted by: Rick | January 23, 2010 at 02:32 PM
Sad that this is what has become of this world. People are suffering all over this world. Tragedy after tragedy and all while we have men chasing after the flesh of other men, If something isn't wrong about gay lifestyles and homosexuality what in the world is there to life itself?
Posted by: new2you | January 23, 2010 at 08:55 PM
to: new2you.
this is not about homosexuality or gay lifestyle.
this is about a crime where unwilling underage kids are being sexually exploited for the pleasure and profit of their assailants. Doesn't matter whether it is heterosexual or homosexual .
There are laws that protect the victims of such crime, let's make sure they are applied appropriately and swiftly.
Posted by: BillN | January 24, 2010 at 05:13 PM
"Sad that this is what has become of this world. People are suffering all over this world. Tragedy after tragedy and all while we have men chasing after the flesh of other men, If something isn't wrong about gay lifestyles and homosexuality what in the world is there to life itself?
Posted by: new2you | January 23, 2010 at 08:55 PM
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Must've missed it, but where in the story does it mention sexual orientation? My guess is you're trying to turn this article about an arrest of a pedophiliac into an anti-gay rant.
Posted by: huh | January 25, 2010 at 09:23 AM
FYI; gay lifestyle and homosexuality are basicly the same thing, unless if by gay you mean a merry individual?
Posted by: huh | January 25, 2010 at 10:05 AM