Footage Prosecuted As Child Porn Put Back On Store Shelf By Police Chief

Commercial adult footage is prosecuted as child porn by the U.S. feds. Two of the alleged minors and their prosecuted footage can be found on “Blue Vanities” tapes #80 and #82. A government witness testifies the female on tape #80 is no older than 14. Post-conviction, the prosecutor is handed a sworn Affidavit documenting that these tapes are available over the counter just miles from their office. Still available eighteen months later, this information is provided to the local police.

The police rent, view and copy the prosecuted footage on tape #80 and offer their investigation to the same U.S. Attorney’s Office that prosecuted the footage, and they decline prosecution.  The tape is taken back to the video store for public distribution, along with two other tapes containing footage prosecuted as child porn by the same office.  Chief then claims there was no investigation by his department.  Adult porn or child pornography, what’s the trewthe?

PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR:

The alleged minors are vintage performers Tove Jensen and Christa. Their prosecuted footage is the Color Climax produced “Teenage Tricks”, and the Film Lab A/S produced “Group Sex” which are found on “Blue Vanities” (B.V.) tapes #80 and #82. (B.V. #80 contains the Caballero Control release of “Teenage Tricks”, titled, “Patsy Learns To Play”, Swedish Erotica #293).

This information is provided to the prosecution before and during trial.  Forced to acknowledge it was the same footage, the prosecutor alleges the defendant may have tampered with B.V. #80, and successfully objects to B.V. #82 on the grounds the government needed time to authenticate the tape. In post-conviction correspondence, the prosecutor refers to the producer/distributor of the B.V. tapes as “other traffickers” in child porn that have yet to be caught.

P.I. Affidavit

B.V. Tapes In Video Store

B.V. Tapes In Store

Several years later, a private investigator (P.I.) is hired to document the availability of the B.V. tapes in the same jurisdiction as the prosecution.  The P.I. discovers five local stores renting/selling the B.V. tapes, including one distributing B.V. tapes #80 and #82 just miles from the U.S. Attorney’s Office that prosecuted the footage.

Eight months later, the P.I. confirms that B.V. tapes #80 and #82 are still available over the counter at the video store. The P.I. swears out an Affidavit documenting this information.  The Affidavit is hand delivered to the same federal prosecutor who claims; “every law enforcement officer, juror and judge who reviewed the tapes in question…have unanimously found that the tapes depict minors”.

Eighteen months later, the P.I. visits the same video store, and confirms that B.V. tapes #80 and #82 are still available over the counter. Again the P.I. swears out an Affidavit, this time documenting that the tape covers description of the content is consistent with trial testimony and statements.

CITY INVESTIGATION:

A visit is made to the police department where the video store is located. A patrol officer and his Sargent are informed that footage prosecuted as child porn is available over the counter, on B.V. tapes #80 and #82, at a video store in their jurisdiction. They are further informed that a hired P.I. confirmed as much that morning. A copy of the case cover of B.V. #80 (Defense Exhibit 200) is offered to the officer, who makes a copy of it.

On a follow up visit two months later, the same officer claims the investigation is pending, but is upset that the issue was brought to their attention, claiming, “You’re trying to get us involved in the federal government’s problems”.

Five months after the initial contact, the City Manager is now involved, and the Chief of Police is personally handling the investigation. In phone conversations, the Chief confirms that a Lieutenant bought a membership at the video store. The Lieutenant confirms that he rented B.V. tape #80, viewed and copied “Patsy Learns To Play”, and is in contact with the U.S. Attorney’s Office that prosecuted the footage.

B.V. #80 Rental List

An index card with rental dates and member IDs is left in B.V. #80’s video case, indicating the Lieutenant rented the tape on January 9, 200x, using membership number 16751.

The department confirms that footage on B.V. #80 was part of a federal prosecution, presents their investigation and B.V. tape #80 to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and that office declines prosecution. This is confirmed in a telephone conversation with the Assistant U.S. Attorney, who stated, “I have declined prosecution, I’m not going to talk to ya about the details of our decision”.

According to the U.S. Attorney Manual, the only official who can decline a child porn case is the U.S. Attorney in charge of that jurisdiction.

The city refuses to take the case any further, and the investigation is confirmed to be inactive by several sources. The police take B.V. tape #80 back to the video store and it’s re-shelved for public distribution, along with Christa’s prosecuted footage, “Group Sex”, on B.V. #82. Also in the store is GM Video’s, “Nineteen & Lovin It”, containing a third alleged minor and her prosecuted footage, and additional loops of Christa and Tove on B.V. tapes #147, #151, #433, and #397.  Note: images taken at the video store in question: female on cover of “Nineteen & Lovin It” is not the one alleged.

B.V. Tapes 80/82

B.V. Tapes 80/82

B.V. Tapes 147/151/433

"Nineteen & Lovin It"

B.V. Tape 397--back

B.V. Tape 397--back

REQUEST FOR RECORDS:

Under state law, police departments are required to create and retain certain records, and incident reports and reports of inactive investigations are considered open (public) records. Pursuant to their investigation, a request for copies of these reports is filed with the city under the state Sunshine Law. Although exhibits were secured, and tax money, time and resources spent on the investigation, the city denies the request on the grounds that no records were created.

After a confrontation regarding their obligation to create and retain the records, the City Manager offers to meet with the Chief and his Lieutenants to determine the scope of their investigation. In a phone conversation, the City Manager states; “they don’t believe there is any crime, nor is the movie child pornography….the feds can say what they want….that’s not child pornography”.

City Manager Letter

City Manager Letter

When asked if a citizen can legally possess, view and own B.V. tape #80 with “Patsy Learns To Play”, he replies, “that’s exactly what I’m telling you”, and offers to put it in writing.

 

 

In his letter, the City Manager states:

____ Police Lieutenant ____ went to ____ and after two attempts, located the alleged tape and reviewed it. In the opinion of the ____ Police Department, this tape did not contain child pornography….it was verified with the federal prosecutors that the Tape 80 was one of the tapes that was involved in the criminal case in which you were convicted….Due to the fact that there was no crime committed in the City of ____ in regards to this tape, no police report was required or prepared.

A complaint is filed with the state Attorney General, alleging the city is in violation of the state Sunshine Law. An assistant state attorney general (AAG) is provided background on the federal prosecution and per his request, a chronology of communications with the city, which spans nine months, and is signed under penalty of perjury. The AAG makes an inquiry with the Chief of Police, after confirming the following:

I contacted Assistant U.S. Attorney ____ who told me that, while your department did consult with ____ about the case, ____ never received any written report.

The Chief responds that no records were created, or required to be created, because:

All the detective did was get a copy of the tape, reviewed it, and determined that there was no violation of State law or City ordinances. There was no police report written.

The AAG accepts this response, even though he knows it conflicts with information previously provided to him, including the City Manager’s letter.

It’s clear in this instance that at least 12 state and federal authorities are knowingly allowing footage prosecuted as child porn to be openly distributed, including the individual and office that prosecuted the footage.

The alternative is that the city knows, or has reason to believe, the feds used false testimony.

QUESTIONS:

Under what circumstances would a Police Chief violate his oath of office and subject himself to a misprision of felony charge by overruling a federal jury verdict based on sworn testimony?

Under what circumstances would a Police Chief state on the record that footage prosecuted as child porn is legal to possess, after consulting with the individual and office that prosecuted the footage?

Under what circumstances would a city conspire with the U.S. feds to deprive a citizen of their civil rights by withholding evidence of actual innocence?

Under what circumstances would the U.S. feds deviate from their sworn testimony and statements in court filings regarding alleged minors being sexually exploited?  What’s the trewthe?

 

U.S. Feds Say Female On “Nineteen & Lovin It” Is Underage

NOTE: NSFW=ADULT CONTENT

This is the third female whose prosecuted footage the U.S. feds are allowing to be distributed.

Female accused by U.S. feds of being underage in video footage. Defendant recognizes footage as flashing material from a legitimate adult distributor, A&B Video, and requests redacted copies of footage to assist in identifying the alleged female. Feds initially agree to the discovery request but later renege. The jury convicts. Feds made aware of origin of footage, but fail to follow up. Footage now distributed by GM Video, and advertised for sale, rental, VOD on the Internet, and over the counter in thousands of video stores. Child porn or adult porn, what’s the Trewthe?

THE FOOTAGE

Before trial, defendant’s attorney renews a request for the footage:

…of the first four girls on that tape which does not contain sexually explicit conduct of the alleged underage girl.

The prosecutor responds, identifying the tape as government exhibit 17-B, requesting clarification while describing the footage of the first four females:

…(on the tape you identify, female 1 parades and poses and masturbates in a room having a refrigerator by a dresser; female 2, a blonde in boots, uses a dildo while outside what appears to be a house and on a park bench; female 3, a different blonde wearing an open black blouse, is shown outdoors by patio doors, a hammock and a plant; and female 4, a dark haired possibly-Oriental female, is shown by a parked blue car; both of the latter females are also involved in graphic sexual displays).

In a follow up letter, the prosecutor again requests clarification:

Thus, if the copying you seek is possible, I don’t want to have the wrong four females’ images copied.

Later, after presented with the Blue Vanities exhibits, the prosecutor reneges on the discovery agreement.

During opening remarks, the prosecutor describes the footage for the jury:

…Exhibit 17-B will show a well-developed high-school-aged girl, most of the time she’s naked or just about so, putting on and taking off various combinations of lingerie, a leotard-type top or sheer scarves, while she poses and examines herself in a mirror. At various times she rubs lotion on herself, she rubs her breasts, she puts her hands to her crotch. At times the camera shows an extreme closeup of the vagina or of her nipple on one of her breasts…

Later, the case agent testifies they “determined” this female to be under the age of 18.

In a post conviction petition, the defendant identifies “female 1” as the alleged minor, describes the attempt to secure the footage, and in a footnote explains why it was needed, and why it was refused:

…requested a portion of the first female…and all of the footage of the next four females, including the pregnant flasher, as obscenity was not alleged. As indicated, females 2, 4 and 5 are, or were, part of A&B Video’s Flashing series of tapes. Their record keeper was waiting for the footage to research his files for the identity of the female alleged.

A&B VIDEO

A&B Video, based in Florida, was one of many that jumped into the amateur adult market in the ’80’s. The company appears to have been a distributor that packaged amateur and pro-am content from third parties. A number of well known adult film stars can be found early in their career on A&B videos, including Ona Zee, Ginger Thomas, Samantha York, Britt Morgan and Chessie Moore. Their tapes claim 2257 compliance, with a copyright warning and the record keepers were identified as either H. Samuelson or Anthony Papileo. They also cooperated with law enforcement on undercover operations; U.S. v Moore 916 F.2d 1131 (6th Cir. 1990).

a&b flashing tapesa&b preview tape #800 One of their product lines were Flashing Videos, which, like their other lines, could be viewed on Preview tapes. One of their Flashing Preview tapes, AB #800, contains previews from Flashing tapes # 13-16, 18-21, 23-25, 28, 30 and 33.

a&b flashing 24a&b flashing 24 Female No.2 described above on government exhibit 17-B (blonde in boots) is on FL-24. Screencaps of this preview footage from AB #800 can be found here. (NSFW)

a&b flashing 25a&b flashing 25 Female No.4 described on government exhibit 17-B (dark haired female) is on FL-25. Screencaps of this preview footage from AB #800 can be found here. (NSFW)

a&b flashing 19a&b flashing 19 Female No.5 on government exhibit 17-B, described above in defendant’s footnote (pregnant flasher) is on FL-19. Screencaps of this preview footage from AB #800 can be found here. (NSFW)

The five flashing segments identified on government exhibit 17-B were the copyrighted property of A&B Video. They went out of business several years ago, but at least 4 of the 5 flashing segments on government exhibit 17-B are now distributed by GM Video; including the footage the U.S. feds say is child porn. NOTE: Just so it’s clear, only one of the females was alleged to be underage.  The three females in the above images were not alleged to be minors.

Cover of GM Video Vol.16Female No.3 described above by the feds as;  “a different blonde wearing an open black blouse, is shown outdoors by patio doors, a hammock and a plant”; can be found on GM Video Vol.16, pictured at left.

GM VIDEO

GM Video bills itself as the “pioneers of reality porn” and were profiled in a November, 2001 issue of LA Weekly:

GM Video is the province of George Martin, a 58-year-old entrepreneur, family man and former nuclear Research and Development man, who, in the middle of a career slump shooting wedding videos, stumbled onto the party scene at Arizona’s Lake Martinez and inadvertently pioneered the amateur porn market. He launched GM in 1981, a year before Homegrown Video, the acknowledged market leader. GM currently offers over 200 specialty titles.

In addition to their own productions, they also buy footage from third parties who have properly documented the models. Their tapes and website maintain a 2257 compliance/disclaimer and a copyright warning. They are known for their public nudity tapes, but do have a hardcore product line called Nasty Amateurs (NSFW). Within this line is a series of tapes titled Nasty Amateur 1st Timers. At some point GM Video acquired the A&B Flashing footage described above and released it as part of their Nasty Amateur 1st Timers series, first on video (vol. 16),then on DVD under the title “Nineteen & Lovin It.” (NOTE: Female on cover is not the one alleged)

gm video pagegrab-"Naughty Girls"gm video pagegrab-"Nineteen and Loving It"DVD Coverlionsden

 

 

 

 

 

This DVD contains 4 of the 5 A&B flashing segments described above on government exhibit 17-B, including the footage of “female 1” who the U.S. feds say is underage.

This DVD is advertised for sale or rental on numerous web sites, including Lions Den, (NSFW) a well established adult superstore which offers the U.S. Postal Service as a shipping option. With respect to the females on “Nineteen & Lovin It,” Lions Den states (NSFW) explicitly:

The individuals appearing in this feature are verified to be 18 years of age or older.

(Note: Lions Den no longer advertises the video, but the pagegrab above documents that they did at one time.)

In addition, “Nineteen & Lovin It” is also offered as streaming VOD (video on demand) on numerous sites, with payment through the usual processors and thumbnails of the females.

UPDATE: There’s no reason to believe Martin and GM Video were aware of the above referenced. But apparently as a pre-caution, Martin has pulled the tape(s) from the GM site, and VOD access. But the truth of the matter is evident through the Internet Archive.

It’s clear the footage of “female 1” was part of A&B Video and is now part of GM Video, and that the U.S. feds have gone to great lengths not to investigate the prosecuted commercial footage.

It’s also clear that they don’t believe their own testimony. The question is why. What are they hiding, who are they protecting, and how many are involved? What’s the trewthe?