Jury selection is under way and opening arguments are expected to begin this week in a rare adult pornography obscenity case in federal district court in Washington, D.C. Adult film producer John Stagliano and two of his companies were indicted on seven counts of distributing obscene, sexually graphic videos that Justice Department prosecutors allege have no artistic or scientific value and cut against the community standard of what is acceptable. Stagliano faces up to 32 years behind bars if convicted.
July 13, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Adult film producer John Stagliano has been a critic of the government’s prosecution of obscenity cases, championing libertarian causes and sexual expression.
At the annual Adult Video News Awards in Las Vegas in January 2008, Stagliano produced an erotic dance that his lawyers say condemned criminalizing erotic images and warned of government monitoring of private use of the Internet.
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