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Porn Actress Saves Wrongfully Accused (UPDATED)

Be careful what you bring into Puerto Rico:New York native Carlos Simon-Timmerman bought a DVD of adult film star Lupe Fuentes at a flea market while vacationing in Venezuela, only to be stopped in San Juan, Puerto Rico on his way home where he was arrested and charged with illegal possession and transportation of images involving minors. This is all the "proof" needed to keep an innocent person in prison:Simon-Timmerman spent two months in jail prior to the court case because a Special Agent of Immigration and Customs Enforcement had testified that Fuentes was ?definitely? under the age of 18 in the video, as well as testimony from a pediatrician that had deemed her 100% underage; both of which Fuentes proved wrong when she showed up in court...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on April 23, 2010 (boomark / email).