Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: CINCINNATI (AP) -- Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt was indicted today on obscenity and other counts in the city where he was convicted of the same charge in 1977 for distributing his magazine. Flynt and brother Jimmy both were charged with nine counts of pandering obscenity, three counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, two counts of conspiracy to engage in a pattern of corrupt activity and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters said in a news conference. The charges cite videos sold in Flynt's downtown store, not the magazine itself. Deters said the Flynts are charged with selling an obscene videotape to a 14-year-old boy, and accused of a pattern of selling materials Deters said are obscene in Ohio. Flynt's 1977 conviction was thrown out on appeal and he was never retried. He opened a the store in October, challenging law enforcement authorities by selling Hustler, adult videos, sex toys and mainstream publications at the store. He has repeatedly told reporters in recent months that he wanted a trial on obscenity charges, because he believes that a jury today would find that Hustler does not violate community obscenity standards. Being cleared in such a trial would make it easier for him to persuade other Cincinnati retailers to sell Hustler, he said. Deters said he did not know when a trial would occur. The maximum penalty, if the brothers were convicted of all charges, would be 24 years in prison. The charges also are punishable by probation. -- Two rules in life: 1. Don't tell people everything you know. 2. Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues
