Poor P.e.e. Wee
http://www.salon.com/ent/wire/2003/03/19/_______wee/index.html
Well, that link doesn't work because this silly system blanks out the ______ in ______ wee. So:
"______ Wee" appeals child charge
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By Associated Press
March 19, 2003 | Los Angeles --
______-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens is appealing a judge's refusal to throw out a misdemeanor child ography possession charge.
Reubens' attorneys argued Monday that Superior Court Judge Carol H. Rehm's February ruling was flawed because a 1989 statute does not apply to material produced before the law was enacted.
Lawyers Blair Berk and Benjamin L. Coleman said Reubens' collection of vintage erotica predates 1989.
Berk and Coleman also argued that the statute of limitations for a misdemeanor crime expired before the city filed the charge last November.
Eric Moses, an aide to City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo, said he was confident the appellate justices would uphold Rehm's ruling.
"We believe the trial court ruling was well reasoned and consistent with law, and the defendant's petition makes the same exact argument that failed to persuade the trial court judge," Moses said.
It was not immediately known when the appeals court would rule.
Reubens, 50, has pleaded innocent to one misdemeanor count of possessing material depicting children under 18 engaging in sexual conduct. He is free on $20,000 bail.
The charge, which carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $2,500 fine, resulted from a search of Reubens' home in November 2001. Police seized his art collection and personal computers.