Gene Maddaus-Senior Lucas Babin France Texas city Beaumont, state Texas Netflix film 2020 prosecution Gene Maddaus-Senior Lucas Babin France Texas city Beaumont, state Texas

Netflix Asks Federal Judge to Halt Texas ‘Cuties’ Prosecution

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterNetflix asked a federal court on Thursday to block a Texas prosecutor from pursuing child pornography charges against the streaming service for distributing the 2020 French film “Cuties.”Lucas Babin, the elected district attorney in Tyler County, Texas, indicted Netflix in September 2020, alleging that the film violates a state law against the “lewd exhibition” of children.

The film portrays a children’s dance troupe, and sparked controversy in the U.S. after its release due to its suggestive choreography.Netflix has sought to have the case thrown out, arguing that the statute violates the First Amendment.A hearing was initially set on that motion for Thursday.

But in a procedural move on the eve of the hearing, Babin dropped the original indictment and brought four new indictments under a different statute, alleging that the film violates the Texas state law against child pornography.

In response, Netflix filed a request for an injunction in federal court, arguing that Babin has abused his office in order to deprive Netflix of its First Amendment rights.“Without the Court’s intervention, Netflix will suffer irreparable harm by being forced to continue playing Babin’s game in state court and defending itself against even more baseless charges,” the attorneys for Netflix argued.A hearing is expected to be held on Friday at a federal courthouse in Beaumont, Texas.Babin is the son of U.S.

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