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From The Files Of Utah's Porn Czar

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From The Files Of Utah's Porn Czar

It's been a couple of months since Paula Houston took office as Utah's first "obscenity and pornography complaints ombudsman." As the conservative state's so-called "porn czar," Houston is responsible for dealing with beefs from the public and hunting down anyone who violates Utah's obscenity laws. To get a sense of what Houston's been handling, we filed a Freedom of Information Act request for copies of all complaints received during her first month on the beat. While things have been fairly quiet, here's a sample of what's been bothering some prim Utah residents, upstanding citizens whose names Houston redacted from these letters and e-mails. (6 pages)

This wouldn't fly in sedate Salt Lake City.

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