John Stagliano (Evil Angel) Indicted On 8 Counts

Here's a letter from John's wife -

If you’ve heard about the obscenity case against Evil Angel, you might imagine that I’m a little busy right now.

I’ll be sending out a formal press release by Thursday morning announcing a press conference on April 21 following John’s arraignment in Washington DC.

For now, I would like to reach out to all of you to help get the word out about the informational site for the defense website. It will serve as the press landing spot regarding the case, a place for people to donate to the legal fund (which will stay in place long after our case is done), a place for people to comment, and in the next several days, we will start adding video media regarding First Amendment issues.

The site domain name is http://www.defendourporn.org

Thank you,
Karen Stagliano
Evil Angel Producitons
818-787-1414 x121
818-231-3862 cell

In case you have not heard, John Stagliano has been indicted on 8 counts of obscenity.

"In the days following the indictment, Mr. Stagliano received an outpouring of support from adult industry members and fans, asking how and where they could donate money to help fight the legal case," reads a statement on the site.

The site states that "any money which is donated and not used towards the legal defense of the John Stagliano / Evil Angel case will be rolled over in the DefendOurPorn fund and will be earmarked for future First Amendment / Obscenity prosecutions."

According to a news bulletin on the site, Evil Angel will hold a press conference at the District of Columbia courthouse on April 21 following Stagliano's arraignment. Stagliano and his attorney Allan Gelbard will be present to answer questions.

AVN's Mark Kernes notes that "this is the first time that an adult producer has taken the bold step of creating a Website to encourage support of himself and his company in the face of a federal obscenity prosecution ... although admittedly, prior to the four recent producer indictments (Extreme Associates, Max Hardcore, Evil Angel and the now-acquitted JM Productions), the last wave of such indictments took place more than 15 years ago, before the Internet was much more than a hobbyist's toy.

One of the theories circling around Porn Valley is that John Stagliano’s rendition of his Fashionistas show during the AVN Awards mocked the federal government. Not only do federal agents typically attend the AVN Expo and AVN Awards Show, but with the show airing repeatedly on Showtime, it gave Washington ample opportunity to see his possibly-perceived offense. Is this why Evil Angel got singled out?