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1995
*   Newark, NJ, Jan 12 (AP)
*   
*   A judge ruled today that a father must stand trial for taking nude photos
*   of his six-year-old daughter, despite the man's claim that the pictures
*   were art, not pornography.
*   
*   The judge ruled they were not art, despite Mr. Feuer's instructor, Susan
*   Klechner of the International Center of Photography in New York City,
*   submitting an affidavit saying the pictures were taken for the course
*   and were consistent with the assignment.
*   
*   After his arrest, Mr. Feuer was ordered not to have contact with his
*   daughter and could not stay at his home while the prosecution's
*   investigation continued.
*   
*   The order was lifted last April, but David Ruhnke, Mr. Feuer's lawyer,
*   said "It's really difficult to overstate what a nightmare this has
*   been for him."
*   
*   Mr. Ruhnke further complained that the judge revealed Mr. Feuer's name
*   in court papers while he was still making motions to dismiss the case,
*   to protect the girl.

Parents charged with child pornography for taking photos of their children.

Thought Police.

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We netizens are rightfully paranoid of the
American government, because it has no scruples.

What the FBI did to photographer Jock Sturges was criminal.


Excerpt from 'TO: A Journal of Poetry, Prose + the Visual Arts', Summer 1992:

* Hounded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a bizarre witch-hunt
* at an expense to the taxpayers of over a million dollars, Sturges had
* survived an attempt to destroy his life and his