Opinion ID: 750617
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Aaron Salvo's testimony

Text: 14 According to Salvo, when the agents first confronted him with the accusations in October 1995, he put his hands on his head and got sick to his stomach. He said that after they entered the computer room, Agent Williamson confronted him with evidence of the e-mail messages. Another agent said we think you've been led astray and we are here to help you, find out what's going on. Salvo said he was an emotional wreck and claimed he repeatedly told the agents that he wanted his life back and did not want to go to prison. Agent Hayden said, whoa, whoa, whoa. Nobody's talking about prison. Don't worry about it. Salvo said the agents replied that they expected him to skate. They then told Salvo to retrieve the photographs on disk, and everything would work out. 15 After Salvo returned with the disk, Agent Williamson again requested to search the room. Salvo testified that Agent Williamson said, we can do it discreetly or go to the Courthouse and talk to the Ashland County Prosecutor, get a warrant and be back with uniformed police to conduct the search and he [Salvo] would be excluded from the room. 3 Salvo testified that when the other two agents left the room, Agent Hayden told Salvo that Agent Williamson was not playing games, and would search his room whether Salvo let him or not. Salvo testified that he felt he had no choice, so he signed the consent form. He further said that although he had formatted the hard drive, he had offered to retrieve the information once the agents had discovered it. 16 Salvo testified that in November, 1995, Agent Williamson told him that there would be no prosecution. However, in February, 1996, Agent Williamson called Salvo to tell him that he would be prosecuted, so it would be necessary to have another interview. When Agent Williamson and Salvo met in the Burger King parking lot, Salvo entered the FBI car to examine the pictures taken from his computer. 17