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The DA of Bedford County, Pennsylvania says that just because he had sex with a woman he wasn't married to in his public courthouse office doesn't mean he committed a crime. And he ought to know—he is the district attorney, after all. (post-gazette.com; legal eagles via brazzers.com)

Meet Megan Murray We've heard about plenty of pornstars who work in the adult industry to finance their way through college or law school, but Hustler's "freshly minted" Megan Murray might be the only starlet we've met whose resume includes both mortuary training and an appearance in "Barely Legal #83". We'd make a crack about how both of her current gigs involve working with stiffs, but we're sure she's heard them all already. (hustlerworld.com)

Thinking of downloading an Evil Angel title from a file sharing network the next time you're feeling frisky? You might get more than you bargained for ... you know, like a lawsuit. Might be better just to find something less risky to fap to somewhere else and save your pennies to buy an Evil Angel DVD later on instead. Especially while you still can. (p2p-blog.com - thanks JR)

Three years ago, the Houston police confiscated $50,000 worth of toys from a local sex shop and now that the charges have been dropped and they want their property back ... all the evidence has mysteriously gone missing. If only there was someone you could turn to when your things get stolen! (chron.com + avn.com)

Remember when we pointed out how ridiculous it was that lawyers were collecting $1.3 million for suing a videogame company over sex scenes that they didn't even make while the people who they were supposedly "protecting" only got $30,000? Well, at least one judge agrees with us: the "Hot Coffee" settlement has been rejected by the courts, because it turns out that no one was actually offended by the sex in "Grand Theft Auto." And here we were thinking we were the only ones. (Kotaku)

You thrilled to his misanthropic natterings in this weekend's New York Times Magazine cover story ... now read all about the news that notorious "Craigslist Experiment" troll Jason Fortuny is getting sued by one of its victims for "act(ing) with actual malice to harm and deceive the individuals responding to the Craigslist ad." Hey, even allegedly arrogant, self-centered, nasty, egotistic, and sadistic dudes on Craigslist have feelings too, y'know. (10zenmonkeys.com)

One Life, Take Two: What's Next? So what's a well respected bisexual educator and sex blogger to do when he finds himself caught up in an ugly custody battle with his ex-spouse? Well, try to pay off his legal expenses for one—which is why several of his fellow travellers in the sex blog community are getting together to help the author of "One Life, Take Two" (and long time Fleshbot Sex Blog Roundup contributor) with the Friends of Jefferson Legal Defense Fund. If you've enjoyed his work over the years—or simply care about things like free speech and the right to sexual expression—you might want to consider kicking in a few bucks. After all, it could happen to you. (Assuming you're a polysexual sex blogger caught in an ugly custody battle, that is. Hey, you never know.) (donation info @ thesexcarnival.com; see also Audacia Ray's take @ wakingvixen.com)

Apparently even porn-hating conservative types have to admit that the Child Online Protection Act is pretty stupid: after all, it's never been enforced, it's never going to be enforced, and it's clearly unconstitutional. So maybe we should stop wasting everyone's time by arguing about it and (gasp!) police ourselves? That's just crazy enough to work! (heraldextra.com)

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No Full Metal Jacket (Or Pants) Required: "Barely Legal Boot Camp"

The striking thing about Hustler's "Barely Legal Boot Camp" is that drill instructor Darryl Hanah looks positively sex-grizzled in comparison with the likes of recruits Kortni Kiss, Jayden Rose, Bailey Brooks, and Arianna Armani, all of whom tumble out of a van to be shrieked at by director/itinerant preacher Rod Fontana. We see a group of 18-year-olds perfectly suited to be stoop-shouldered and eye-rolling in the face of the porn narrative structure that some of them will never perfect.

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The 3rd U.S. Circurt Court of Appeals has upheld last year's lower court ruling that declared the Child Online Protection Act unconstitutional. That doesn't mean they hate children, just that Congress isn't very good at censoring porn from the internet ... for now. (wired.com; Penny Flame's dramatization of what could have been, via AskJolene)

The great Janine Lindemulder is in a bit of a pickle with the IRS, who want $80,000 in back takes or they'll take it out of her ... well ... actually, that part might not be in her contract. Here she is in happier, unindicted times.(thesmokinggun.com)

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Ashlynn Brookes Proves That Five Really Does Keep You Healthy

A question: At what point should producers pull the plug on a porn series starring a cherub-faced goddess with teardrop breasts and an insatiable sexual appetite who, along with her adorably fuckable young friends, spend their free time practicing to be professional sex workers in Amsterdam? The answer: Never, if we have anything to say about it.

Tyler Scott directs the fifth installment of the soon-to-be-classic (if it isn't already) "Ashlynn & Friends" series starring New Sensations contract girl Ashlynn Brookes along with her helpmeets Nikki Kane, Halia Hill, Ellie Idol, and Estrella Flores. See why we hope Ashlynn (and her friends) stick around for a while after the jump.

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Oh, The Humanity! Authorities in London were left with over 40,000 unlicensed porn DVDs that were seized along with adult magazines and sex toys in recent raids, and their solution for dealing with the two tons of fap material was to (gasp) burn them in an incinerator? Maybe if we promised to give them a good home they won't have to resort to such drastic measures the next time. (24dash.com)

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Debating Porn (Again): What Is Obscene Anyway?

"Should there be an obscenity law that outlaws a product that is made with informed adult consent with no laws being broken, and that is increasingly distributed and consumed in complete privacy?"

You can probably guess what our answer is to that question, but apparently some folks still think this is a matter of some debate. That's why the Los Angeles Times threw together a little point-counterpoint between associate professor of First Amendment law Barry McDonald and indicted smutographer John Stagliano. It isn't a debate so much as is it Barry offering up such proof for the value of obscenity laws as, "Because I said so," and John helpfully pointing out that America isn't supposed to work that way. Of course, Stagliano is facing up to 39 years in prison because of these laws, so he's understandably a little touchy about the subject. Maybe next time the lawyer will remember to mention the actual law.

ยท "Stuff so raunchy, it's illegal" (latimes.com)


Ellicott City, Maryland, has spent 11 years battling "The Pack Shack" adult store and all they've managed to do is pass a few unconstitutional laws and give $187,000 in tax money to the store's owners. But at least now they can choose from a fine selection of used paperbacks to go with the sex toys and lingerie. Maybe City Hall just can't fight a determined sex shop? (baltimoresun.com)

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"Jail Bait 5": The Journey Continues

The hard working Eric Everhard sure does seem to keep himself busy with all those fresh-faced porn starlets he manages to cast in every one of his many releases—and while lesser souls than us would be jealous of his success, we have absolutely no problem with it. In fact, as long as he keeps sharing preview shots from new DVDs like "Jail Bait 5" with us, we'll continue to wish him all the best in his endeavors. And we won't even complain about the fact that one or two of the girls who star in it look like they're closer to the far side of legal drinking age!

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The obscenity trial of Ray Guhn Productions in Florida has ended in a plea deal—interestingly, the defendants pled guilty to financial and racketeering charges, not the obscenity ones—which means we won't get to see the "Google apple pie orgy" defense in action. That's too bad, because we really love pie. (pnj.com)

Obscenity A La Mode? Max Hardcore might have been getting all the attention lately, but another obscenity trial in Florida is currently underway where the defense is using Google search stats to prove that "community standards" are a lot broader than some people might think: apparently, searching for the term "orgy" is just as all-American as searching for "apple pie". (No word on people who search for "apple pie orgy", though—maybe even community standards have their limits.) (freespeechcoalition.com + nytimes.com)