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Finnish artist denied appeal of child porn conviction

Tough titty.

News article:
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Artist Denied Appeal of Child Porn Conviction

YLE News, Finland: 30 June 2009
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2009/06/artist_denied_appeal_of_child_porn_conviction_83470
9.html
[ http://tinyurl.com/n5a422 ]

Controversial artist Ulla Karttunen has been denied the right to
appeal a verdict which found her guilty of possessing and
disseminating child pornography in an art exhibit.

A year ago, Karttunen displayed a piece of work entitled
Virginwhorechurch ("Neitsythuorakirkko"), which used images of child
pornography she gathered on the Internet. She said her intent was to
condemn child pornography and the industry which has sprung up around
the sexualisation of teenage girls.

A visitor to the gallery made an official complaint to police about
the piece. Police then confiscated both the offending art and
Karttunen's computer.

Karttunen was found guilty, but was not punished. A lower court ruled
that the closure of the exhibit and the confiscations were punishment
enough. Karttunen, displeased with the verdict, applied for the right
to appeal to the Supreme Court.

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