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were seized. Although Langer and the gallery’s director were initially charged with violating the child pornography provisions of the
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child pornography legislation – examined the question of whether Langer’s depictions of nude children and adults were illegal and should be forfeited, as well as the constitutionality of the law. The artworks were later ruled legal.
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