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Massachusetts Bill Would Ban Elder Porn

By Corey Rayburnyung

Eugene Volokh has a post discussing a proposed Massachusetts bill who prohibit the creation and distribution of any sexual "visual material" depicting anyone 60 years old or over or someone with a "a permanent or long-term physical or mental impairment." You can read the text of the bill here. From Volokh's post:[T]he law (in Massachusetts) would make it a very serious crime ? tantamount to child pornography ? to make, and distribute "with lascivious intent," "any visual material that contains a representation or reproduction of any posture or exhibition in a state of nudity" involving anyone age 60 or over, or anyone who has "a permanent or long-term physical or mental impairment that prevents or restricts the individual?s ability to provide for his or her own care or protection...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on March 30, 2009 (boomark / email).