The sentencing of David Yellen, a youth gymnastics photographer from Royal Oak convicted of distributing child pornography, was postponed Friday to determine whether gymnasts will be allowed to speak in federal court. A last-minute dispute over who qualifies as a victim delayed until Nov. 22 punishment for Yellen, who prosecutors say also spent two decades taking pictures of the bare feet and genital areas of approximately 1,100 children in leotards. The sentencing by Chief U.S. District Judge Sean Cox was postponed more than one year after Yellen, 59, was arrested. The arrest and criminal case raised fears and...

David Eric Yellen, 59, of Royal Oak, was charged in June of last year after federal officials found hundreds of files of child pornography on his electronic devices. The FBI learned Yellen was using a peer-to-peer file-sharing software called BitTorrent to distribute the images. He had worked as a photographer and videographer at several youth gymnastics events over multiple years. When officials searched his devices, they found at least 200 images of the bare feet of children who had attended the gymnastics events, according to U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison. These photos were in a folder labeled "BFK," which...