Obscenity
Tokyo Police Arrest Photographer, Printing Execs on Obscenity Charges
Police here have arrested an art photographer and two printing executives on obscenity charges for printing and distributing 4,000 copies of a book that includes full-frontal male nudity.
Ira Isaacs Files Appeal to Have Obscenity Convictions Tossed
The attorney representing Ira Isaacs has filed an appeal on behalf of the fetish filmmaker and distributor with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Kansas Jury Rules in ‘Sexting’ Statue Obscenity Case
The latest obscenity case to hit the law books may come as a surprise to observers in more liberal communities, because it was aimed at a statue, rather than at sexual content.
S. Korea Obscenity Conviction Is Tossed
A law professor here was acquitted Thursday on charges that he posted a series of photographs showing male genitals on his blog.
LAPD Repeats Sting Operation on Isaacs After Obscenity Conviction
An LAPD detective provided Justice Department attorneys with new evidence that fetish filmmaker and distributor Ira Isaacs was selling newly advertised and released "obscene" films shortly after he was convicted last May, according to court papers filed yesterday.
Goldman Can't Shake Probation After Obscenity Conviction
A federal judge this week refused to grant early termination to Barry Goldman's probation. Goldman is the former TorturePortal.com owner who last year agreed to an obscenity plea deal.
Ira Isaacs, Convicted on Obscenity Charges, to Be Sentenced Monday
Maintaining that Ira Isaacs continued to sell obscene material even after he was convicted on five federal obscenity counts last spring, federal prosecutors have asked a judge to consider his post-conviction conduct in a sentencing hearing that takes place Monday.
Ira Isaacs Found Guilty on Five Counts of Federal Obscenity
A jury today found fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs guilty on five counts of violating federal obscenity laws.
Testimony Begins in Isaacs Obscenity Case
A jury was selected and testimony began today in fetish filmmaker Ira Isaac's obscenity trial.
Final Jury Selection Tomorrow in Isaacs Obscenity Case
Final jury selection is slated for tomorrow in the government's obscenity case against fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs.
Ira Isaacs' 3rd Obscenity Trial Begins Monday
Ira Isaacs says there will be more twists and turns in his third federal obscenity trial, which begins Monday at federal court in downtown Los Angeles.
Anti-Porn Groups Ask Romney to Enforce Obscenity Laws
A coalition of anti-porn groups has sent a letter to Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney asking for a meeting to discuss the enforcement of federal obscenity laws.
XBIZ TV: Ira Isaacs Discusses Obscenity Trial
XBIZ TV has debuted an exclusive video interview with Ira Isaacs, the Los Angeles fetish film producer and distributor whose recent obscenity trial ended in a mistrial.
Isaacs Jury Is Hung on Obscenity Charges
U.S. District Judge George King has dismissed jurors in the Ira Isaacs obscenity case, declaring that they have failed to deliver a verdict and are hung as to reaching a decision.
Canadian Filmmaker's Obscenity Trial Slated for April 30
While fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs awaits a verdict on federal obscenity counts in Los Angeles, another filmmaker is facing an obscenity trial in Canada.
Jurors See More Videos in Isaacs Obscenity Case
When court reconvenes at 8 a.m. Friday morning, another movie will be played to jurors in Ira Isaacs' obscenity trial, which will be in its fifth day.
Testimony Begins in Isaacs Obscenity Trial
Now in its third day, the Ira Isaacs obscenity trial got off the ground with opening statements read by the government's attorneys and Roger Jon Diamond, Isaacs' counsel.
Salon Reporter May Testify at Isaacs Obscenity Trial
As jury selection continues in the Ira Isaacs obscenity case at federal court in Los Angeles, a reporter with Salon magazine says she's preparing to travel and testify for the prosecution on whether the fetish filmmaker actually believes his videos have artistic merit.
Adult Performer Kimberly Kupps Agrees to Obscenity Plea Deal
Adult performer Kimberly Kupps and her husband both agreed to a plea deal over obscenity charges this morning.
Isaacs Obscenity Trial Begins Next Week
Potential jurors will be required to answer 39 questions posed to them as Ira Isaacs' obscenity trial gets underway next week at the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles.