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The Kathryn Lesoine case (USA)
2010-03-21 10:09:30
Kathryn Lesoine, a female amateur photographer in Pennsylvania, took photographs during 1995 and 1996 of her stepdaughter and three of her stepdaughter's friends. These included a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl. In one set of photos, the girls were portrayed naked while washing off sand in a public shower located at a beach on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. In the other set, shot inside her Pennsylvania studio, the girls were partially clothed. In the opinion of the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court written by Judge John T. Noonan Jr., no reasonable juror would be able to say that the photos were lascivious. The court was unanimous in its decision to throw out a civil lawsuit initiated by the girls' parents.In the civil suit, the parents complained that the photos were taken without the
2010-03-21 10:09:30
Kathryn Lesoine, a female amateur photographer in Pennsylvania, took photographs during 1995 and 1996 of her stepdaughter and three of her stepdaughter's friends. These included a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl. In one set of photos, the girls were portrayed naked while washing off sand in a public shower located at a beach on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. In the other set, shot inside her Pennsylvania studio, the girls were partially clothed. In the opinion of the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court written by Judge John T. Noonan Jr., no reasonable juror would be able to say that the photos were lascivious. The court was unanimous in its decision to throw out a civil lawsuit initiated by the girls' parents.In the civil suit, the parents complained that the photos were taken without the