Greetings colleagues:
This has been circulating among our students. Have any of you heard any
more about this case?
"The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has signed on as a special consultant
to the defense of Chistopher Handley, an Iowa collector who faces up to 20
years in prison for possession of manga.
"Mr. Handley's case began in May 2006 when he received an express mail
package from Japan that contained seven Japanese comic books. That
package was intercepted by the Postal Inspector, who applied for a search
warrant after determining that the package contained cartoon images of
objectionable content. Unaware that his materials were searched, Handley
drove away from the post office and was followed by various law
enforcement officers, who pulled him over and followed him to his home.
Once there, agents from the Postal Inspector's office, Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency, Special Agents from the Iowa Division of
Criminal Investigation, and officers from the Glenwood Police Department
seized Handley's collection of over 1,200 manga books or publications..."
Apparently there was a hearing on December 2, 2008. Does anyone know the
outcome?
Other links:
http://www.cbldf.org/pr/archives/000372.shtml
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-24/lawyer-indicates-manga-in-iowa-obscenity-case-are-yaoi
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/11/24/neil-gaiman-on-the-obscenity-of-manga-collector-christopher-handleys-trial/
Moira
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