State v. Stoneman

*539GILLETTE, J.

In 1985, the legislature enacted a criminal statute directed at the producers, purveyors, and purchasers of visual reproductions of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. In 1990, defendant was charged with violating one section of that statute, codified at ORS 163.680 (1987), by purchasing a magazine and a video that allegedly contained portrayals of the proscribed type. At that time, ORS 163.680 provided:

“(1) It is unlawful for any person to pay or give anything of value to observe sexually explicit conduct by a child known by the person to be under 18 years of age, or…