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Old 05-29-2009, 12:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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U.S. Manga Obscenity Conviction Roils Comics World | Threat Level | Wired.com

"In an obscenity first, a U.S. comic book collector has pleaded guilty to importing and possessing Japanese manga books depicting illustrations of child sex abuse and bestiality."
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According to the article, it sounds like he should've pleaded not guilty, as a manga could be defended as a serious literary and artistic work. Still, who the hell would want to possess something of that dubious nature?
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