Flatulent Child Porn Suspect Granted Medical Attention

Posted Oct 3, 2007 by Josh Poltilove

Updated Oct 3, 2007 at 02:17 PM

Brian Wilcox, charged with photographing and creating pornographic images of a child relative, has been granted medical attention for his flatulence, groin numbness and tooth decay.

Tampa-based federal Magistrate Elizabeth A. Jenkins granted the motion last week.

Wilcox, a Lady Lake man who recently was diagnosed with diabetes, says he has a vast array of medical issues, including:

* He has only seven bottom teeth and nine top teeth, and they’re decayed or cracked. He can’t eat well and has lost 40 pounds while in custody.

* He has back problems from an injury four years ago.

* He has vision problems.

* His feet and groin are numb. They feel like they’re sleeping.

* There’s a bulge to the left of his groin. His stomach and groin are causing him pain.

* He has a history of cancer in his family and a deformed mole on his nose.

* He has “severe flatulence at all times.”

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