SPAIN — All too often porn haters regale all who will listen with tales of broken marriages, obsessive addiction, drug abuse, and any other social ill that can possibly be laid at the feet of erotic expression. An assortment of charitable Spanish housewives know different,...

STAUNTON, VA — The potential for pornography to addict the local populace is one of the reasons a prosecutor said the court should deny a defense motion for dismissal of the obscenity charges against an adult-store owner and one of his employees.Staunton, VA, Prosecutor...

LONDON — Remote attacks that can damage a network’s hardware severely enough to render it useless no longer are the stuff of science fiction.Last week at the EUSecWest security conference, Rich Smith, head of research for offensive technologies and threats at HP Systems...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Robert Downey Jr. has been a very bad boy. In spite of his previous wicked ways, Hollywood is being very good to him these days and looks like it’s only going to be better. Already assured of some degree of job security thanks to an Iron Man sequel, Downey...

MELBOURNE, FL — Angel Island State Park is considered the “jewel of the San Francisco Bay” and has rightly become a popular tourist attraction. With spectacular views of the city skyline and Golden Gate Bridge, as well as Marin County Headlands and Mount Tampalpais, the...

SINGAPORE — The Singaporean government on Friday shut off access to two adult websites in what it called a “symbolic statement” about the country’s social values.Government officials declined to name the sites, but local media identified them as YouPorn and RedTube, both...

MARTINSBURG, WV — A federal grand jury on May 20th indicted an Indiana man for sending obscene materials through the mail and interstate distribution of obscene materials.Loren Jay Adams, 45, of Indianapolis, was arrested Wednesday. At the same time, FBI agents seized three...

PITTSBURGH, PA — While Karen Fletcher’s prosecution is a success of sorts for the Department of Justice – it’s not necessarily one that can rightfully earn a proud victory lap. After a year and a half of battling the agoraphobic and socially anxious 56-year-old housebound...

RICHMOND, VA — Never mind Richmond strip-club owner Samuel J.T. Moore III had the unmitigated audacity to film an adulterous liaison with two young women at once. What really got the prosecution’s dander up was the age of one of his paramours.She was only 17 when he filmed...

SARASOTA, FL — “Stripping” took on a new complexion in Sarasota County last week when county commissioners approved a law that redefines acceptable behavior in the county’s lone gentlemen’s club.From now on, exotic dancers will be required to wear pasties and G-strings, and...