1.   Police last year sent the Yaos to the Dafeng labor camp near Shanghai for two- and three-year sentences for distributing pornography.

2.   Prosecutors in Bavaria have dropped an investigation of Compuserve Inc. that could have led to criminal charges of distributing pornography, the online service said Friday.

3.   Yao is serving a three-year sentence on charges of distributing pornography.

4.   His arrest came after an inquiry launched in Birmingham, England, identified several people involved in distributing pornography on the network.

5.   Police said he could also face allegations of distributing pornography for commercial purposes.

6.   The inquiry was launched in Birmingham, England, after police identified several people involved in distributing pornography on the Internet.