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Former VA House of Delegates candidate charged in ‘revenge porn’ case

xxxReporter — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 17:58:53 +0000

A former candidate for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates has been charged in a bizarre revenge porn case. Sheila Bynum-Coleman (D) was indicted Monday in Henrico County on two misdemeanor counts alleging that she disseminated nude photos of a woman at her workplace. The prosecutor handling the case characterized it as “revenge porn.” […]

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VA Legislators Grapple with Changing Bawdy Place, Prostitution Laws

Sam Langhorne — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 23:22:48 +0000

This year’s Virginia General Assembly session has seen quite a few outdated morality laws removed from the books, but Del. Mark Levine still sees more to be done, specifically where Virginia’s “bawdy place” law is concerned. The General Assembly passed measures this session repealing restrictions on sexbefore marriage, swearing in public, and being a “habitual […]

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Accused ‘Bigfoot erotica’ devotee elected to House in VA, defeating Olivia Wilde’s mom

xxxReporter — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 15:58:46 +0000

Denver Riggleman is an accused “devotee of Bigfoot erotica” and, now, a member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives. Riggleman, a Republican, won Virginia‘s 5th District. But he had to endure a nasty race in which Democratic challenger Leslie Cockburn attacked him on multiple fronts. Cockburn, 66, is a journalist, and also happens to be the mother […]

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Tiny Frederick County begins first prosecution under VA ‘revenge porn’ law

Voice For Reason — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:42:27 +0000

Prosecutors in Frederick County, Virginia (population 79,000) are bringing a Winchester man to trial under the state’s 2014 “revenge porn” law designed to punish people who try to harass or shame individuals by posting nude images of them online. The Winchester Star reports When a Warren County, Virginia woman started getting Facebook messages from men who wanted […]

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Virginia House Bill 1592 would impose idiotic ‘porn watching fee’ to prevent human trafficking

Voice For Reason — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:21:08 +0000

One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation. ~ Thomas B. Reed Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it. ~ Robert Heinlein Just as it’s tempting for a person or […]

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Utah’s anit-porn crusade could mean lots of lawsuits against pornographers

Kelli — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:33:41 +0000

For awhile now there has been talk about the state of Utah pushing an anti-porn bill through, making pornography illegal, as they consider it a public health hazard – calling porn “addictive and harmful”. What bothers me most is that the proposed bill would allow residents of Utah, to sue pornography producers for emotional and […]

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