Original sentence: According to the indictment, Ward allegedly downloaded child pornography, participated in a chat room where child pornography images were sent and received, and distributed child pornography.According to the now unsealed indictment, Ward sent pornographic pictures of children to the chat partner, who turned the chat logs as well as the pictures Ward allegedly sent her to the police.In a statement, Ward's attorney did not dispute this activity, but instead claimed Ward was engaging in research for a book on hypocrisy in America.The attorney claimed that Federal authorities found no illegal images on his computer, which they seized in early 2005.The police investigation of Ward originated with a complaint from an internet chat partner named "Sexfairy"
Edited sentence: According to the indictment, Ward was allegedly monitored downloading child pornography, participating in a chat room where child pornography images were sent and received, and distributing child pornography.According to the now unsealed indictment, while chatting under the screen name "Vincentlio", Ward related group sex experiences at a pornographic theater in San Mateo to his chat partner, a dominatrix named "Sexfairy", and sent her pornographic pictures featuring children as young as four.His chat partner then immediately contacted the police and turned over the chat logs as well as the pictures Ward allegedly sent her.The police investigation of Ward originated with a complaint from an internet chat partner.Ward's attorney did not initially dispute this activity, but instead claimed that the child pornography Ward freely distributed was for research for a book on hypocrisy in America that has not been published to date