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| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=B3332E37-078D-4294-BBA9-475633E7CF9B | Sen. Lee Asks Netflix CEO to Explain Why His Exploitation of Minors Isnt Criminal | 2020-09-11 | 2020 | 2020-09 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Friday, asking the CEO to explain why his company's film Cuties doesn't constitute a criminal exploitation of minors. While I have concerns with the movie's young actresses' influence on other young girls, my larger concern is with the possibility that the inappropriate scenes might encourage the sexual exploitation of young girls by adults, the letter reads. The federal government currently spends hundreds of millions of dollars combating child trafficking, child sexual exploitation, and child pornography both domestically and abroad, the letter continues. My staff is reviewing the film and the pertinent law to determine whether to refer the presentation of this film to the United States Attorney General for investigation. It would be most helpful if you could provide my office with an explanation on your views as to whether or not the potential exploitation of minors in this film constitutes criminal behavior by Friday, September 18, 2020, the letter concludes. You can read a full copy of the letter here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |