WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) - The chief author of legislation that would treat steamy Hollywood films the same as hard-core pornography said Tuesday that he is willing to alter his bill in an effort to get at child pornographers but leave the mainstream film industry alone.
Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., said the legislation wasn't intended to target the mainstream movie and television industry but to catch paedophiles who make pornographic visual material at home using underage children.
http://www.crime-research.org/news/10.19.2005/1574/
By removing the term "actual" from the child pornography laws, anything that could be considered youthful or done in a fashion that implies youthful people engaging in any sexual activity including mere nudity would become a crime under this amendment.
Therefore a 25-30 year old woman wearing a plaid schoolgirl skirt and pigtails who only looks very young in a sexfilm would in fact be guilty of such child pornography violations because she is no longer an ACTUAL underage person, but an implied underage person due to her appearance and setting despite her actual age.
Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., said the legislation wasn't intended to target the mainstream movie and television industry but to catch paedophiles who make pornographic visual material at home using underage children.
http://www.crime-research.org/news/10.19.2005/1574/
By removing the term "actual" from the child pornography laws, anything that could be considered youthful or done in a fashion that implies youthful people engaging in any sexual activity including mere nudity would become a crime under this amendment.
Therefore a 25-30 year old woman wearing a plaid schoolgirl skirt and pigtails who only looks very young in a sexfilm would in fact be guilty of such child pornography violations because she is no longer an ACTUAL underage person, but an implied underage person due to her appearance and setting despite her actual age.
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