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Which Community Standard?

By Corey Rayburnyung

If a company is under indictment for the sale of obscenity in one state and the purchaser (an undercover agent) is in another state,"what community standards should be used to determine if a crime was committed?"  The situation exemplifies a major shortcoming in obscenity prosecutions in the Internet age. The case of Extreme Associates is set for trial on March 16, 2009 and it will be interesting to see the jury instructions in that case. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: That was a question faced recently by a federal court judge in the ongoing case of United States vs. Extreme Associates, a company based in North Hollywood that makes graphic pornography featuring scenes of rape, torture, murder and defecation. The trial of Extreme Associates begins March 16 before U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on January 30, 2009 (boomark / email).