Seized Elton photo judged not indecentFri Oct 26, 2007 10:22am EDT
(Reuters) - A photograph owned by Elton John which was seized by police at a gallery as part of a child pornography probe is not an indecent image, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Friday.
The photo, entitled "Klara And Edda Belly-Dancing", had been removed from an exhibition at the Baltic gallery in Gateshead last month after management had sought advice before it was put on public display.
The photograph is of two young girls, one of whom has her legs apart.
Northumbria CPS said it had told police there was insufficient evidence to justify proceedings for possession or distribution of an indecent photograph.
It said it had investigated the picture by U.S. photographer Nan Goldin in 2001 when it was part of another exhibition at the Saatchi gallery in London and had decided then that it was not indecent.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL2611827020071026 Out of curiosity I took a peek at the picture and I'm really not impressed. The picture has heavy sexual overtones and is a bad precedent. If this is considered acceptable then what isn't.
For the record. Yes I have a wonderful seven year old daughter.
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