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Only Words?

By Corey Rayburnyung

The unusual prosecution for obscenity of a person based entirely upon writings has ended in a plea deal. From the WSJ Law Blog:From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, we have news of an interesting obscenity case, long in the making, that reached a conclusion recently when the defendant, Karen Fletcher, agreed to a plea bargain that will keep her confined to her home for the first six months of a five-year probation. Fletcher, 56, pleaded guilty to violating federal obscenity law based on several stories she wrote for her Web site, ?Red Rose Stories,? which depicted the rape, murder and torture of children. According to the Post-Gazette, Fletcher, of Donora, Pa., began writing the stories as ?a kind of self-imposed therapy? to help deal with her own sexual abuse, published them on a Web site and charged 29 members a $10-per-month subscription fee...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on September 02, 2008 (boomark / email).