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>>I looked more into it, and found other pages of him being charged with sexual abuse/ exploitation of minor. Maybe the obscenity charge was chosen because its easier to convict or something.
If he had anything real they would've charged him for that. He most likely didn't and they didn't want to go empty handed so they charged him with obscenity instead.
Reading the newest update on the case is both interesting and depressing. They tried to use Stanley v Georgia as a defense since he's being charged for possession but unfortunately the 11th circuit isn't accepting that as a defense in this case. Based on what was said in motion to dismiss it seems like they denied that defense either due to how he came into possession of the material (receiving obscene material still illegal) or how he was possessing the material (if it was an online storage app that could qualify as interstate commerce).
Can't tell for which reason it could've been for though as the former would require the govt to prove that he received the content and for the latter they would have to prove the content wasn't being possessed locally in the home. Both really wouldn't be hard to convince a jury of either way. It's really pathetic how specific your case needs to be for Stanley to apply to you.
Guys, if you're going to get into this stuff it's best to actually be legally savvy (at least until obscenity laws go away). You are legally able to view and privately possess obscene material in your own home, despite what all these laws specifically say. You just need to know how to do it the right way just in case you ever get arrested and need to use Stanley v Georgia as a defense. Pretty much just store shit locally and don't ever admit how you got the content.
And remember, all this stuff if legal until it isn't That is the epitome of obscenity and the way it's currently classified via the miller test. Content that is facially protected under the constitution can be deemed illegal all because the wrong cop or prosecutor saw it and a jury was willing to go along.