02-18-2004, 07:04 PM
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March 1st, 2003
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Seat 4 @ Venetian Poker Room
Posts: 20,295
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Originally posted by VideoVoyeur
I know that, but dont say shes underage if you really dont know man.
And no, no one went to jail for Traci Lords.
They did not knowingly use a minor, they did what they were expected to do by law, they asked for ids they got them. They were fake, but just as a 20 year old can have a fake id showing hes 21, the distributor is not at fault.
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#1 I didn't say she was underaged..this is not my thread.
#2 Lives were ruined because of Traci Lords...careers ended...
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Traci was never charged with a crime. Several pornographers (including Jim South and Rubin Gottesman) spent about one million dollars together to defend themselves from charges of sexually exploiting a minor.
In 1986, "a couple of nice people from the FBI knocked on my door," remembers Ginger Lynn, "and politely asked me to testify on behalf of an actress who was allegedly underage, (let's call her Tacky Fords), and against producers in the adult film industry. I refused. They said "if you don't testify we will make your life very difficult." I testified, but I had difficulty remembering anyone's name. Oops! Shortly after that day the two nice people came back to my home and read me my rights, stating that I was under federal investigation for tax evasion. Those charges were dropped and new ones took their place. Another nice man from the FBI was then paid to watch my movies, look at my nude photos and who knows what else for five years to find out exactly what I may have done wrong? A trial took place. I was facing six years in prison for 'willfully subscribing to file a false tax return' in the amount of $2,078.00. I lost, not only the case, but my home as well, and four and a half months of my life that were spent in prison."
Lynn says she spent almost $400,000 to defend herself from charges arising from Traci's under-age status. "I spent 17 days in federal prison, 30 days in drug rehab, and three months in a halfway house all directly related to the Traci Lords case."
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