Source: Letters to the Editor
By: Cumisha Amado
Notorious Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has declared war on porn! On June 3, 2011, his deputies arrested Kimberly Kupps (Theresa Taylor) and her husband, Warren Taylor, charging them with various obscenity violations relating to the video content appearing on kimberlykupps.com. Judd has promised to go after anyone who “peddles smut” and to be all over them “like a cheap suit.” He threatened to lock up adult content producers, and added, “…We enjoy that.”
Ms. Kupps is a well-known feature entertainer, and she has worked in the adult entertainment industry throughout the country for years, however she and her husband now face serious felony obscenity charges arising from the operation of her website. Polk County Sheriff’s deputies spent months “investigating” the site, and have concluded that her erotic material should be censored. This charge is just the latest in a long pattern of hostility toward any sort of erotic expression by the Sheriff. Important Free Speech rights are at stake in this case.
Kimberly Kupps needs your help! She does not possess the financial wherewithal to fight the unlimited resources of the State, funded through tax dollars. She has hired Lawrence Walters, Esq., of Walters Law Group, along with Kelley Collier, Esq., an experienced Polk County criminal trial lawyer, to defend her in this case. Although some legal time will be donated to defending this case on a pro bono basis, Ms. Kupps will be required to expend substantial funds on court costs, expert witnesses, and attorneys’ fees as the case progresses.
Kimberly has supported Free Speech rights and the erotic entertainment industry for years. She now asks for support from those of you who are in a position to help. Donations, small or large, can be sent to:
Kimberly Kupps Legal Defense Fund
c/o Walters Law Group, Trust Account
195 W. Pine Ave
Longwood, FL 32750-4104
800.530.8137
Credit Card Donations: www.firstamendment.com/billing (reference Client #4751)
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