Former Philadelphia Police Sergeant Out Of Jail After 4 Years Without Charges

Francis Rawls was taken into custody in September 2015 because he refused to unlock hard drives that investigators suspected contained child porn.

THE HOSPITAL AND CREWS GOTTHAT FIRE UNDER CONTROL INABOUT 30 MINUTES.A FORMER PHILADELPHIAPOLICE SERGEANT NOW OUT OFJAIL AFTER MORE THAN FOURYEARS WITHOUT CHARGES.FRANCES RAWLS WAS TAKEN INCUSS TODD ANY DECEMBER 2015BECAUSE HE REFUSED TO UNLOCKHARD DRIVES AND INVESTIGATORSSUSPECTED CONTAINED CHILDPORN.RAWLS WAS BEING HELD FOR CIVILCONTEMPT BUT FEDERAL LAW SAYSA PERSON BEING HELD FOR THATCANNOT BE IN JAIL FOR MORETHAN 18 MONTHS.IT TOOK AN APPEALS COURT TOSECURE HIS RELEASE.