COLUMBIA—A former MU graduate student and employee was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for attempting to send obscene material to a minor via the Internet. Akshaya Kumar Swain, 29, of Columbia was charged with attempting to send the material to a person he thought was a 14-year-old girl in November 2007, a news release from U.S. Attorney John Wood’s office said.
Grand jury indicts former MU graduate student
Thursday, June 5, 2008 | 6:05 p.m. CDT;
updated 6:49 p.m. CDT, Sunday, July 20, 2008
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