-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Politech] Comic Book Retailer Charged with Distribution of Material Depicting Nudity or Sexual Conduct Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 19:49:36 -0700 From: Charles Behney <charlesaugust@private> To: declan@private Picasso in the Nude + distribution to minor = 7 crimes (2 felonies, 5 misdemeanors) http://www.cbldf.org/pr/archives/000254.shtml May 23, 2005 CBLDF Takes Action in GA Case Counsel for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund have submitted four motions to dismiss the charges against retailer Gordon Lee, owner of Legends in Rome, GA. Last February, the Fund initiated Lee’s defense against charges resulting from accidentally distributing Alternative Comics #2, a Free Comic Book Day book from 2004, to a minor. The anthology includes the story “The Salon” by Nick Bertozzi, which [contains a segment depicting Picasso in the nude. The Fund has already spent in excess of $20,000 defending this case. Lee was charged with seven criminal counts for allegedly violating two laws. He was charged with two counts of violating the felony of Distribution of Material Depicting Nudity or Sexual Conduct (OCGA §16-12-81), a law that bans the unsolicited delivery of any content depicting nudity to any person in the state of Georgia and carries a penalty of one to three years in prison and/or fines of up to $10,000. One of the two counts is for handing the comic to the alleged victim, and the other is for handing the comic to an alleged John or Jane Doe. Lee is also charged with five counts of violating the misdemeanor of Distribution of Material Harmful to Minors (OCGA §16-12-103). He is charged with three discrete counts of violating the law for handing a single copy of the comic book to the alleged victim. He is also charged with two counts for allegedly giving the comics to John or Jane Doe. [snip] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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