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Originally Posted by Archon_Wing
It definitely isn't. That's why it was only used in cases when the accused had actual child porn and was used as additional evidence. That's not how the news would have you believe though.
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Actually, no. It's not exactly legal, but it's not illegal either. Local obscenity laws apply here.
Keep in mind, it was illegal for a good while under the PROTECT Act banning "fictional depictions", but that was struck down in the Chris Handley case as unconstitutional. Now, you
could argue that obscenity laws still apply (which took down Handley,) but that's not lolicon-specific. You could get in trouble via obscenity laws for a lot of porn...depending on your jurisdiction. There's federal charges for obscene material, but no federal standard of what it actually is (besides the Miller Test.)
There was this guy who was being investigated for CP, had lolicon on his PC and got arrested, but eventually they dropped all charges on him;
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...explicit-anime
And since I don't feel like typing shit, this is a good guide on the law surrounding lolicon and explicit manga, especially on the US/Canada issue when it comes to lolicon.
http://cbldf.org/2013/10/faq-graphic...ng-the-border/
Legal document on the status of lolicon in Canada;
http://cbldf.org/wp-content/uploads/...ada-Issues.pdf
So it's a state by state thing, not actually clear...