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OH - Publishers of sex photos need to keep records of age, federal court rules

View the article here Another article and opinion here Court Document (PDF) 02/21/2009 By Peter Krouse - Plain Dealer Reporter A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling that publishers of sexually explicit photographs must keep age and identity records of those pictured and make the records available for inspection by the government. The ruling stems from a case originally filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland 14 years ago by a local company that publishes magazines aimed at "swingers" - adults who seek multiple sex partners. Connection Distributing, headquartered on Kelley Avenue, argued that having to keep such records suppresses the free expression of the company and its subscribers, who place sexually explicit advertisements for themselves in the publications...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 22, 2009 (boomark / email).