'Artistic purpose' child porn defence to be scrapped (1 Viewer)

[Rafy]

Overhaul of art laws to protect against child exploitation

LAWS regulating child nudity and art will be overhauled in New South Wales [in] the wake of the Bill Henson controversy.

Photographers and film-makers will no longer be able to rely on a legal defence of "artistic purpose" under one of the biggest shake-ups of NSW child-protection laws.

In a move likely to trigger intense debate, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the State Government has given in-principle support to the proposal, which is among a raft of amendments put forward by the NSW Sentencing Council.

A package of new legislation will be introduced into State Parliament this year.

Included will be a new offence of voyeurism, to replace outdated "peeping and prying" laws, and tougher laws targeting teachers, scout masters and other adults in a position of authority over children.

There will also be a new offence to address the practice of meeting a child after "grooming" them with indecent material for sexual purposes. It will carry a maximum sentence of 10 years' jail.

The move to strike out the artistic purpose defence follows intense community debate over an exhibition by artist Bill Henson in May.
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[scarybunny]

Anne Geddes?

 

[Iron]

NSW to increase sex crime penalties
Private polling must have them pretty spooked to pull this cat out of the bag

 

[zstar]

But Bill Henson and Michael Jackson loves children.

How can you deprive them of this special love?

 

[Will Shakespear]

NSW to increase sex crime penalties
Private polling must have them pretty spooked to pull this cat out of the bag

looks like g leonard's advocacy isn't working

 

[Scissors]

That's a shame. I fapped several times over that picture Bill Henson took.

 

[Garygaz]

brb formatting hard-drive

 

[jb_nc]

Didn't he take the photos in Victoria?

lol.

 

[Graney]

There's nothing more evil than a naked child.

 

[katie tully]

I just don't know hey
TBH I find 7 year olds dressed up like Barbie dolls or their teen idols to be more distressing than seeing preteens naked.

 

[Will Shakespear]

I just don't know hey
TBH I find 7 year olds dressed up like Barbie dolls or their teen idols to be more distressing than seeing preteens naked.

pro-child pornography!

AFP/long bay for u

 

[katie tully]

guess who'll be mama tonight, big boyz

 

[nick3157]

i wouldnt be surprised but i also wouldnt trust anything that comes out of the telegraph.

 

[incentivation]

i wouldnt be surprised but i also wouldnt trust anything that comes out of the telegraph.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/rush-to-change-laws-after-brush-with-henson/2008/10/26/1224955851147.html

 

[nikolas]

Well there goes my visual arts project...