Prosecution of 3 child model sites
Prosecutors in Arkansas, Missouri and Colorado have filed charges against operators of "child model" sites, which charge subscribers to view non-nude photos and videos of under-18 girls. Mike Brunker at MSNBC reports, "Some in the fledgling 'non-nude' niche are hopeful that the criminal cases will provide clear signals where the legal boundaries lie as they seek a degree of legitimacy for what one operator compared to the 'pin-up' calendars of his youth. . . . But it is likely that any line drawn by the courts will be blurred, given the differing circumstances and venues of the three cases to be decided in the coming months."
