“‘We have no rights under the Patriot Act to even defend them, because the Patriot Act basically supersedes the Constitution,’” the boy’s mother said. But the “prosecutor rebuts mom’s claim of ‘Patriot Act’ detention: Says teen being held on allegations of sending a threat.”

Update 5/8/09: Prosecutor rebuts mom’s claim of “Patriot Act” detention: Says teen being held on allegations of sending a threat.

“‘The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana wishes to further announce that a juvenile information has been filed and is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. That charge alleges a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(e), which prohibits sending false information about an attempt to kill, injure or intimidate any individual or to unlawfully to damage any building through an instrument of interstate commerce. This charge is unrelated to the Patriot Act,’” said David Capp, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Indiana.

Original story:

“A 16-year-old homeschooled boy from North Carolina was taken away from his home in handcuffs two months ago and has been held by the FBI in Indiana ever since, a victim, his mother claims, of the Patriot Act spun out of control.” Read more: Teen Homeschooler Jailed Under Patriot Act: FBI Holds 10th-Grader for Months with Little Contact from Family.

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