[Politech] Mark Kernes of AVN on recent obscenity case [fs]

From: Declan McCullagh (declan@private)
Date: Thu Aug 12 2004 - 05:48:50 PDT


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>From: MarkKernes@private
>Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:27:46 EDT
>Subject: Re: [Politech] DOJ steps up obscenity prosecutions with "Susie's 
>Corral" case [fs]
>To: declan@private
>
>
>In a message dated 8/11/04 5:58:58 AM, declan@private writes:
>
>
>>MONTANA MAN SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN PRISON FOR TRANSPORTATION OF OBSCENE
>>MATERIALS
>>Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced
>>today that during a federal court session in Billings, on July 7, 2004,
>>before U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, GARY ROBINSON, a 63-year-old
>>resident of Billings, appeared for sentencing.  ROBINSON was sentenced to a
>>term of:
>>*Prison: 1 year and 1 day
>>*Special Assessment: $100
>>*Supervised Release: 3 years
>>*ROBINSON was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to charges of
>>transportation of obscene matters.  In the fall of 2002, while doing
>>business as "Suzie's Corral," ROBINSON used the United Parcel Service to
>>distribute obscene videotapes.  ROBINSON shipped the videotapes in response
>>to orders placed by customers who received the "Susie's Corral" catalog
>>through the United States mail.  The videotapes depicted bestiality and
>>defecation.
>
>
>"Steps up" might be too strong a term. For one thing, Robinson and his 
>company are not considered part of the (for want of a better term) 
>"mainstream" adult industry, since the tapes for which he was tried 
>contain bestiality, which "mainstream" adult material from established 
>producers does not. Secondly, while this is one of the first federal 
>prosecutions for obscenity in a very long time, it is of material which 
>the adult industry does not support, since we assume that animals cannot 
>consent to having sex with humans; therefore, this would be considered a 
>form of animal abuse, which "mainstream" adult video producers do not condone.
>
>That said, I think most in the adult industry would agree that putting the 
>guy in prison for a year and a day is a bit excessive.
>
>Mark Kernes, Sr. Ed., Adult Video News (AVN)
>http://www.avn.com
>
>"Posterity — you will never know how much it has cost my generation too 
>preserve your freedom. I hope you make good use of it." — John Quinncy 
>Adams, 1838

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