United States v. Stephen A. Knox
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
The principal question presented by this appeal is whether videotapes that focus on the genitalia and pubic area of minor females constitute an “exhibition of the genitals or pubic area” under the federal child pornography laws, 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2), (4) (Supp.1990); 18 U.S.C. § 2256(2)(E) (1988), even though these body parts are covered by clothing. We hold that such visual depictions qualify as an exhibition, and that this construction does not render the statute unconstitutionally overbroad. Finally, we conclude that the government presented…
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