Facts
[X.] has been in pretrial detention since 22 July 2010. He is suspected of sexual acts with children and prohibited pornography. The investigating judge of the District Court of Zurich extended the pretrial detention by order of 3 August 2010 until 1 November 2010. The pretrial detention is justified by the urgent suspicion of the offence and the risk of collusion.
[X.] filed a criminal appeal to the FSCA on 12 August 2010, requesting the annulment of the order of the investigating judge of 3 August 2010 and his release from pretrial detention.
Considerations
The FSCA reviews the interpretation and application of the cantonal legal basis for ordering pretrial detention freely. It concludes that the investigating judge was able to affirm the existence of an urgent suspicion of sexual acts with children and prohibited pornography with reasonable grounds.
While the contribution of a legal assistant, who participated in the covert investigations without judicial approval, could be classified as unlawful covert investigation. However, it is not clear whether the findings and subsequent evidence obtained from…