6 Months in Jail for Loli Manga

[MaachaQ]

Christopher Handley, the Iowa man on trial for possessing manga "drawings of children being sexually abused," was sentenced on Thursday to six months in prison. Following this sentence, Handley must serve three years of supervised release and five years of probation. Both of these terms will start upon his release from prison and will run concurrently. Handley also agreed to forfeit all seized materials, including his computer. During Handley's supervised release and probation, Handley must also "participate in a treatment program, to include psychological testing and a polygraph examination, as directed by the U. S. Probation Officer." According to earlier court documents, this last provision is "intended to provide [Handley] with diagnosis and treatment for sexually and/or gender identity or other mental health issues."

Handley pleaded guilty to his charges in May 2009.

Items Seized

Included in the court documents is the list of the seven books that Handley had shipped to him and that U.S. Post Office officials seized in May 2006. The seizure led to a warrant to search Handley's home and eventually being charged for possession of obscene materials. The seven books are:

* Mikansei Seifuku Shōjo (Unfinished School Girl) by Yuki Tamachi (LE Comics)
* I [Heart] Doll by Makafusigi (Seraphim Comics)
* Kemono for ESSENTIAL 3 (THE ANIMAL SEX ANTHOLOGY Vol.3) by Masato Tsukimori et al (Izumi Comics)
* Otonari Kazoku (Neighboring House Family) by Nekogen (MD Comics)
* Eromon by Makafusigi (Seraphim Comics)
* Kono Man_ ga Sugoi! (This Man_ is Awesome!) by Makafusigi (Seraphim Comics)
* Hina Meikyū (Doll Labyrinth) by Makafusigi (Seraphim Comics)

Each of these volumes of manga, according to court documents, contained minors engaged in sexual acts, sexual abuse on minors from adults, or minors engaged in bestiality. In addition, when law officials searched Handley's home, they seized more than 1,200 items, including manga and other documents. However, most were returned to Handley after they were determined to not "constitute or contain contraband." More than 80 books were retained. Court documents revealed that many of the books retained were from the anthology Comic LO (LO meaning "Lolita Only"). Handley admitted to buying the aforementioned seven books from a place called "cosplay café," and told officials he had ordered "similar materials earlier from 'Jlist' in Japan and 'Mand[a]rake.com.'"

Handley's Personal History

Included in the defense's documents is a brief biography of Handley's life. According to these documents, Handley was an introverted child with an interest in science fiction and fantasy. After graduating high school, he enrolled in the U.S. Navy, and was later discharged due to a preexisting medical condition. He received an Associate's Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Programming in 1995, graduating with a grade point average of 4.0. He immediately started work as a computer programmer in 1995 for a company that he stayed with until 2007 — when his employer learned of his pending charges. The documents stated Handley returned to live in his mother's house so he could assist her due to her medical problems. The defense document stated that Handley spent his free time attending a Bible study group, playing online games, and reading comics.

Handley's Anime History

In a statement from Handley included in the documents, he described how he got into anime in 1992-1995 when he was in college. Handley specifically mentioned Record of Lodoss War as one of the anime he watched during this time period. Handley said he then explored materials of a more adult nature as the Internet became popular. His interests then "evolved" into a "fascination for images of young girls engaged in sexual activity." Handley added that he "didn't realize that this material fell under the banned paraphernalia within the US." Handley said if he had known the material was against the law he would "never have ordered it and would have destroyed any of it that I currently am in possession of." Defense documents also stated that Handley was aware of the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court had "recently held a statute outlawing 'virtual' child pornography to violate the Constitution."

According to the prosecution's documents, Handley "spent the past 17 years collecting over a thousand works of manga from Japan of a sexual nature, using images of young girls in such books as a substitute for sex. He reads as many as 35 manga books a week, and has thousands of DVDs of Japanese anime." According to the defense's documents, Handley's collection of "lolicon" was only a small portion of his entire collection, which "consisted of tens of thousands of manga and anime, representing all genre of the art form."

Prosecution's Argument on Obscene Material

As part of the prosecution's argument, although Handley did not have any criminal history nor did he possess any real child pornographic images, Handley admitted he searched the Internet for manga with stories involving the sexual abuse of minors. The prosecution also stated that "The works at issue do not even have arguable scientific, literary, artistic, or political value, such as Vladimir Nabokov's famed novel, Lolita, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, or even Alan Moore's recent, but controversial, graphic novel, Lost Girls. By the defendant's own statements, the works for which he was convicted of receiving and possessing are clearly obscene."

Defense's Argument on Similar Cases

Part of the defense's strategy was to point out that there have been no other cases in the court's jurisdiction where a person had been prosecuted for possession of obscene materials depicting the sexual exploitation of children, if they only possessed "non-child pornographic pictures." The defense added that the only other defendants who were prosecuted on possession of material that did not contain photographic images of actual minors were prosecuted under a previous statute that was invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2002 in the case of Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition.

Reference Letters and Handley's Psychological Assessment

Included in court documents are scans of reference letters from family, friends and coworkers sent to the court on Handley's behalf. Also included is a letter from a certified psychologist explaining that there is currently "no risk assessment instruments developed to estimate risk for future sexual offending for individuals possessing sexual images in Manga or Anime." Handley's original psychological assessment determined that Handley, "although honest with what he reported, was not disclosing enough to gain a complete picture of the nature and extent of [his] sexual deviancy … The main finding from the testing results is that Mr. Handley produced a guarded, defensive, and evasive profile. His test taking behavior suggests there is likely more to know about him than he is willing to disclose at this time."

Proposed Changes to Handley's Supervised Release

In a memorandum attached to the sentencing, the defense has asked that the court make clear that Handley will not have to register as a sex offender, and has asked to change some of the conditions of his supervised release, including his access to a computer and Internet and having contact with minors.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...-obscene-manga

I wonder how many people I know would be in prison now if authorities looked through their manga/doujin stashes...

[ZarakiKujata]

inb4 seno

[Odesseiron]

Why you'd actually BUY any of that shit and have it shipped to you is beyond me, when you could just as easily look at it online.

Senoska, they're gonna be after you next, watch yo butthole!

[BerenTebogo]

America: reminding you that you don't really have any rights since 1776.

[Darus Grey]

Don't understand what kind of case they could possibly have, it's definitely in his best interest to request a judge trial and not a jury trial though.

Anti-digital-child-pornography laws have been struck down 4 times now by the courts because they're clearly unconstitutional, and as sick as this dude is, there is no grounds to arrest him.

If anything he's being a responsible pedo by finding an outlet for his urges that are not real children, a stance even the center for missing and exploited children supports.

[AidenCarby]

America: reminding you that you don't really have any rights since 1776.

Patriot act now stretches to your computer and mail ^^

[Guitarman]

America: reminding you that you don't really have any rights since 1776.

man i hope im bein wooshed. can't tell me your against cracking down on these sickos.

[BerenTebogo]

man i hope im bein wooshed. can't tell me your against cracking down on these sickos.

I'm against people going to jail for possessing drawings of anything from child porn to a goat fucking mohammed in the ass, actually.

Edit: for emphasis, yes, he has issues. so does pretty much every poster on this forum. they have his history going back to 1992 regarding anime watching, how many children has he hurt in the past almost 20 years?

maybe the article just left that out.

acceptable social outlets for strange fetishes > touching children

[Darus Grey]

man i hope im bein wooshed. can't tell me your against cracking down on these sickos.

What law did he break? None. Being a pedo is not a crime, only actually acting on it is.

[Fhloston]

America: reminding you that you don't really have any rights since 1776.

QFT

[ZarakiKujata]

What if its a loli mohammed and a kawaii goat?

[Guitarman]

I'm against people going to jail for possessing drawings of anything from child porn to a goat fucking mohammed in the ass, actually.

suprising to me. Not looking to get into a huge bitchfest with you over it because I have alot of respect for ya, but i just see it as a slippery slope. If they get off on this shit there's probably alot more wrong you're not seeing.

[AidenCarby]

man i hope im bein wooshed. can't tell me your against cracking down on these sickos.

Dude there's a huge difference between a cartoon and the real stuff lol. I can agree with the psychiatric treatment, but jail and they took his pc? This is prime example of our government having nothing better to do.

[Rhinox]

suprising to me. Not looking to get into a huge bitchfest with you over it because I have alot of respect for ya, but i just see it as a slippery slope. If they get off on this shit there's probably alot more wrong you're not seeing.

more wrong like what? actual CP? in that case he would get arrested for oh..I don't know actually possessing CP?

[Titanss]

I'm against people going to jail for possessing drawings of anything from child porn to a goat fucking mohammed in the ass, actually.

you know you've saved pictures of a girl blowing a donkey, who hasn't?

[Darus Grey]

suprising to me. Not looking to get into a huge bitchfest with you over it because I have alot of respect for ya, but i just see it as a slippery slope. If they get off on this shit there's probably alot more wrong you're not seeing.

The problem is you'll find absolutely no evidence to back that up, that's why slippery slope is a logical fallacy.

Allowing pedos access to this kind of material has been correlated to decreased rates of re-offense, and there's 0 evidence to an increase, as I pointed out earlier, the center for missing and exploited children has stated in the past that they have no issues with this type of material, and that banning it is more of a public danger than allowing it.

You need to let people have an outlet for their urges, as disgusting as they may be to us, otherwise the only outlet you leave is real children.

[ZarakiKujata]

you know you've saved pictures of a girl blowing a donkey, who hasn't?

http://www.lazydork.com/movies/clerks2.jpg

Why wouldn't you want to watch a donkey show?

[Stumblingdrunk]

suprising to me. Not looking to get into a huge bitchfest with you over it because I have alot of respect for ya, but i just see it as a slippery slope. If they get off on this shit there's probably alot more wrong you're not seeing.

Careful, your retard is showing. Letting people read magna is a slippery slope, and allowing the government to arrest people for owning drawings is not? You are amazing.

[Insanecyclone]

http://www.lazydork.com/movies/clerks2.jpg

Why wouldn't you want to watch a donkey show?

http://i45.tinypic.com/16irsxd.jpg

Hey. Fucko. It's called inter-species erotica


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[BRP]

inb4 seno

Everyone one blue gartr gets a gimmick and whenever a thread is posted about that subject it is your job to say "inb4 x"

That way every thread will have a shitty first response.