Could I and should I sue my previous employer?

Could I and should I sue my previous employer?

I was arrested for possession of child pornography a few months ago. I had the materials for research and there’s enough evidence to prove it. I was arrested by Police due to ignorance and not having enough knowledge on technical matters. I am currently going through the a criminal case which I am confident that I will win given all the traceable information. I was involved on such research for number years and was not related to my job. I was fired from my job after 15 years due to violation of corporate policy. It was because I used one of the company’s old computer that was not in service to download some of the research materials. No one had access to them, nor it effected the business any way. The company did not even asked for an explanation from me. If the materials were to help people, did not cause any interference in business in anyway and specially was downloaded to a

Asked on June 12, 2016 under Employment Labor Law, California

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