CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County prosecutors say Northwestern
University journalism students made illegal secret recordings of witnesses as
they investigated an alleged wrongful conviction.
Assistant State's Attorney Celeste Stack said in court Wednesday the students used eavesdropping devices and wore hidden recorders.
It's illegal in Illinois to record someone without their knowledge or consent, unless there's a court order.
Stacks says prosecutors don't expect to file criminal charges because the statute of limitations expired.
Northwestern spokesman Alan Cubbage says the school didn't know about "any activities that may have violated state laws" and doesn't condone them.
Journalism students say Anthony McKinney was wrongfully convicted for a 1978 murder.
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