ABSTRACT
The pornography industry has been described as unsavory and unscrupulous. The government’s perception that pornography relates to gangs, prostitution, and human trafficking is plainly evident in statutory language found in several states, for example, Illinois, Delaware, Iowa, and Mississippi (respectively, 740 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 147/10(2), 2013; 79 Del. C. § 107, 2013; Iowa Code §§ 710A.1, 725.1, 2013; Miss. Code Ann. § 97-44-3 (d) (iii), 2013). In addition to those crimes, pornography producers’ and actors’ involvement with drugs, violence, tax evasion, and fraud also has been raised in courts and in the media.
