Rules designed to make it harder for minors to access online pornography are set to take effect soon. A new age verification regulation will begin in Missouri on November 30 requiring pornographic websites to block minors from accessing sexually explicit content. The...
The federal prosecutor in St. Louis has prosecuted a record number of child pornography cases this year; 52 so far. Last year, prosecutor Catherine Hanaway and her staff prosecuted 34 cases last year. Hanaway credits the increase to a national effort started in...
The state’s lawyer signs on to the new effort to get rid of those who exploit children through the internet. Attorney General Jay Nixon offers his cybercrime and computer forensics units to Project Safe Childhood, a federal program that steps up efforts to find...
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a child pornography charge against former Douglas County Judge Roger Wall, who says his right to a speedy trial has been violated. Wells was charged in March. His lawyer says the speedy-trial standard was violated when the...
Missouri’s newest attack on the adult entertainment industry faces an almost immediate court challenge. The new law goes into effect August 28th. It says people younger than 21 cannot go into and cannot work at strip clubs. Total nudity is banned. And customers...
