Actually from what I understand this had alot less to do with the kind of content he was producing and more to do with his breaking the law with regard to forcing models to do more then they bargained for.
How long did the law look the other way on what they were producing? Trust me the law looked... it wasnt a matter of them flying under the radar.
What apparently pushed the limit was girls who went to the police about their treatment by him. So these same girls are not really wanting to press charges, not really wanting to be the proverbial pig hung out to bleed. The cops get pissed enough to look real closely.
Seems like the lesson is don't act like an asshole if you push the limits on your content making. I have no first hand knowledge of any of this it is only just what I have heard from someone who lives close by.
"alleging that the material in question combines explicit sex with violence or torture or that the material is degrading and dehumanizing"
This means sex with someone bound. This is highly illegal in Canada. I think in the usa too. Those pictures where you see a bound up gal and a guy having sex with her are pretty darn rare and if you do find them they are usually asian.
The reason? cant show consent in pictures. Movies? if they are story line movies you cant put in a little filmed blurb with the girls saying they consent.
How does a site like
http://www.insex.com do it? they never have a real person penetrating the women. Dildo's and fuck machines.
Would have to watch the movies they have charged them on to know more... but it has to have been a penetration scene where the gals were forcebly held, bound etc.
So if you read that statement... violence and torture are not the issue...it is only the issue when you combine it with sex.
Interesting. I am Canadian. I hope that he goes to jail if he deserves it. Its that simple I think.