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| https://dougcollins.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/collins-calls-justice-department-prosecute-netflix-distributing-child | Collins Calls on the Justice Department to Prosecute Netflix for Distributing Child Pornography | 2020-09-18 | 2020 | 2020-09 | Republican | Senate | GA | Doug Collins | C001093 | dougcollins.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) joined Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and 32 of his colleagues in sending a letter to Attorney General William Barr recommending the Department of Justice bring charges against Netflix, Inc. for the distribution of the film Cuties, which contains child pornography. "The First Amendment protects corporations and individuals from obscenity law if they can prove artistic expression, but this protection rightfully does not apply to child pornography, they wrote. Cuties is child pornography and its distributors should be prosecuted accordingly." United States federal law defines child pornography as any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a minor, and that conduct does not need to specifically depict sexual activity to qualify. As noted in the letter, Cuties meets this definition in several scenes. "Cuties' defenders claim that the film intends to criticize the objectification of young girls, they continued. The reality is that Cuties does depict minors engaged in sexually explicit acts. It's visual fodder for pedophiles and its message is beside the point." To read the full letter, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |