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Josh Powell had 400 cartoon sex and incest images


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Updated: 2/17 2:51 pm | Published: 2/17 2:50 pm
Josh Powell (ABC 4 News)
Josh Powell (ABC 4 News)
MIKE BAKER
Associated Press

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Documents show that investigators in Washington recovered hundreds of images of disturbing, sexualized cartoon images from Josh Powell's computer.

Social Services files released under state public records laws Friday say many of the images included sexual depictions of popular cartoons, including child-focused characters such as Rugrats, Dennis the Menace and SpongeBob SquarePants. Another 15 images showed 3-D depictions of sex involving parents and their children.

A psychologist who initially suggested that Powell continue his supervised visits then declared that the images were of "great concern." She suggested a new evaluation of Powell, which apparently didn't take place before he killed himself and his two sons in a house fire two weeks ago.

Powell was a suspect in the 2009 disappearance of his wife from their West Valley City, Utah, home.

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sharon johnson - 2/18/2012 12:12 PM
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It's unfortunate that this drama played out right in front of caseworker/socialworker eyes. No amount of bureaucracy could have averted this tragedy. The bureaucracy was indeed part of this tragedy and many like it.

AzFrank - 2/18/2012 4:52 AM
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How dare this evil piece of crap Steven Powell....go on national TV and soil the precious name & reputation of Susan Cox, when He & his twisted deranged son slaughtered her and still had her innocent blood dripping on their filthy hands while selling their stories suggesting in media interviews that Susan was “immoral“ or “mentally imbalanced“ and ran away with another man. There must be a special place in Hell for a murdering butcher father & son that would do that. Steven Powell should be put to death for that ALONE! This subhuman "thing" Steven Powell is the embodiment of pure, unadulterated evil. (ps to 'somethingtosay' go play in the freeway)

AzFrank - 2/18/2012 4:41 AM
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IMPORTANT MEMO TO JOSH POWELL: MAY YOU NEVER REST IN PEACE, YOU SICK, EVIL, DECEIPTFUL DERANGED PSYCHO P.O.S. WIFE-MURDERING, BABY-KILLER. WE ONLY REGRET THAT YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO ROT IN PRISON FOR A FEW YEARS SO SOME OTHER SLIMY MURDERER COULD SLOWLY CUT YOU TO PIECES (the way you did your innocent victims) FOR BEING A CHILD-MURDERER (yes, there still is a little bit of honor left even among some slimy murderers, JP, just not you). OUR WISH IS THAT YOU ROT IN THE DARKEST PART OF HELL, JP, YOU NO-GOOD SCRAWNY SATANTIC LITTLE MOTHERLESS SON OF HITLER.

Somethingtosay - 2/17/2012 10:31 PM
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Wow Ca native, it is your kind of hate, so I suppose you hold some accountability for those boys death! Hate breeds hate and your kind of hate as well as your lack of respect of the law brings horrific endings. May you be blessed with your kind of hate showered upon you!

CA Native - 2/17/2012 8:56 PM
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HE IS GUILTY - GUILTY AS HELL! ON ALL COUNTS - AND THAT SICK FATHER OF HIS KNOWS!!!!! END OF STORY

Somethingtosay - 2/17/2012 8:20 PM
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Seriously, you are going to continue to attack a dead man, who by the way, never had a chance to defend himself. The media and those oh so lovely ward members talking smack about this man, media hounding him, all the guilty until proven innocenis what drove the man to suicide. I think it was horrific that he took the kids with him, but then I would not want my kids being brainwashed and not with my family. God only knows what was in his head when he took those little boys, but he is dead. The. over sensationalism of a missing persons case was, being tried in the media, slandered by anyone the media put a mic in front of drove him into isolation. In all the over kill media coverage of a missing person, I never heard the word allegedly in any reports. For all this each and every person who spoke to the media and including the media, played a part in the devistating end. His mother only wanted to put her son to rest and the cox family caused her grief, why not in the same cemetary? She just wanted to bury him, why not so she could pay respects to her grand children and her son in one place. The cox family and the media as well as West Valley Police lost all credability, as did the police in Washington, he is dead, no trial, no conviction and yet you all continue to judge based on what West Valley and Washington Police want to feed them, after all he can not defend himself and the media loves to sensationalize!!!
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