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| Name: | Artist Won't Be Charged in Child Photo Case |
| Authors: | Jenkins Jr., Kent |
| Published Date: | 4 Aug. 1988 |
| Indexed Date: | 19 Dec. 2023 |
| Web Link: | https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1988/08/04/artist-wont-be-charged-in-child-photo-case/0929416b-261a-454e-a08c-4b095f8735b5/ |
| Index Status: | Complete |
| Original Language: | English |
| Genre: | Non-Fiction |
| Citation: | Jenkins, Kent. “Artist Won't Be Charged in Child Photo Case.” The Washington Post, 4 Aug. 1988, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1988/08/04/artist-wont-be-charged-in-child-photo-case/0929416b-261a-454e-a08c-4b095f8735b5/ |
Summary
An artist in Alexandria, whose children were briefly placed in foster care after police confiscated "sexually explicit" photos she took of two preschoolers, will not face charges under Virginia's child pornography law, according to Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney S. Randolph Sengel. The artist, who saw the photographs as studies for a drawing series titled "Water Babies," explained that she did not intend them to be erotic, and her attorney expressed satisfaction with the decision while also acknowledging the justification for the police investigation.