You may not know this but most people who work in porn are totally nice and even kinda normal. Max is not one of us, his style is way out there. Not that I am throwing him under the bus, I knew him a long time ago liked him a lot then -- when he was not in character, that is. He claims that Max Hardcore is a character he plays to a willing audience who is of age and knows what they are getting when they get a Max movie. And we do have Free Speech in this country, I think...
From tbo.com:
With a security officer posted outside to check the identification of anyone who looked underage and a pounding soundtrack blaring through the sound system, a federal jury watched five graphic video montages this morning in the obscenity trial of a man who calls himself Max Hardcore.
"It's hard to believe that these innocent-looking girls will subject themselves to such vile perversions," boasts the Max Hardcore Web site, which depicts the defendant, whose real name is Paul Little, smiling broadly from beneath a white cowboy hat.
Little and his company, MaxWorld Entertainment, face five counts each of distributing obscene materials over the Internet and through the mail.
The prosecution, through witness James Fottress, a Justice Department investigator, played about 15 minutes of trailers this morning in which women are shown having numerous sex acts performed on them, including repeated acts with fists and various substances being sprayed on their faces and into various parts of their bodies. One trailer ends with the words, "Acting Lessons (Where Whores Play the Part of Toilets)."
Federal prosecutor Lisa Maria Freitas told jurors in her brief opening statement that the government was not seeking to attack the entire adult-entertainment industry. "We're here to present evidence, in the defendant's words, of extreme acts," she said.
Defense attorney H. Louis Sirkin, who represents MaxWorld, told jurors the videos in question were made using consenting adult actors and distributed by a company called Jaded Video, in which Little doesn't have an interest. The owner of the distribution company, Sirkin said, was given immunity and is expected to testify for the prosecution.
Attorneys for Little waived their opening statement until they begin presenting their case later in the trial.
Jurors are expected to begin viewing hours of graphic videos this afternoon.
Jurors will have to determine whether the videos violate obscenity standards of the Tampa area community.
From ABC News:
The question of what Tampa Bay area residents consider obscene is being argued before a Federal jury this week.
The jury must decide whether a producer’s pornographic films are acceptable – or unacceptable - to Bay area residents.
Paul F. Little is charged with five counts of using an online computer to sell obscene material and five counts of delivering it through the U.S. mail.
As part of their case, prosecutors plan to show jurors some 2 ½ hours of segments produced by Little, also known as Max Hardcore, and his company, Maxworld Entertainment Inc. of Altadena, California. Little, also known as Max Hardcore, has directed or acted in more than 100 movies.
Little’s lawyers say 2 ½ hours is not enough. They argue that in order for jurors to decide whether the films are obscene, they must see entire movies. This means they could be subjected to more than 8 hours of material produced by Little’s production company.
Little is on trial in Tampa because prosecutors purchased the material via his Website and had the videos sent to a Tampa Post Office box.
While not illegal, adult pornography can be prosecuted under what’s known as the Miller test, the result of a U.S. Supreme Court case from the early 1970’s.
Federal Judge Susan Bucklew has already dismissed several jurors who said they could not stomach seeing the movie clips that may include scenes involving men humiliating women, as well as vomiting, urination, and defecation.
If the jury rules in favor of the government, the films named in the indictment, profits from distribution, property used in production, Little’s home, and his Internet domain names would be forfeited.
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