DOCUMENT RESUME irwm=112r1117_109 0111. 431 TITLE Effect of Pornography on Women and Children. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary. United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on Oversight on Pornography, Magazines of a Variety of Courses, Inquiring into the Subject of Their Impact on Child Abuse, Child Molestation, and Problems of Conduct against Women (Washington, DC, August 8, September 12 and 25, and October 30, 1984; Pittsburgh, PA, October 18, 1984). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.C. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. REPORT NO Senate-Hrg-98-1267 PUB DATE 85 NOTE 350p.; Some pages are marginally legible due to small print. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials (090) EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Pontage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Child Abuse; Child Welfare; *Federal Regulation; *Females; Hearings; *Obscenity; *Pornography; *Sexual Abuse; Sexuality; Victims of Crime IDENTIFIERS Congress 98th ABSTRACT This document provides witness testimony and prepared statements from five sessions of the Congressional hearing called to consider the question of pornographic material and its effects on women and children. Witnesses include several victims of sexual abuse, medical personnel, legal and law enforcement personnel, magazine representatives, and women who have appeared in pornographic films. The effects of sex and violence portrayed in magazines, in movies, and on television are considered, and the possibility that pornography may be a cause of child molestation is examined. The question of pornography as it may relate to abuse and molestation of children is explored, pornography as it may relate to problems of women is discussed, and pornography ordinances from Indianapolis and Minneapolis are examined. The tine' session contains testimony from individuals who believe that the materials under investigation are within the ambit of first amendment freedom. Relevant materials submitted for consideration appear throughout the document. (NRB) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** S. HaG. 98-1267 EFFECT OF PORNOGRAPHY ON c)ci% WOMEN AND CHILDREN Ls-N HEARINGS BEFORE THE Usal SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON OVERSIGHT ON PORNOGRAPHY, MAGAZINES OF AVARIETY OF COURSES, INQUIRING INTO THE SUBJECT OF THEIR IMPACT ON CHILD ABUSE, CHILD MOLESTATION. AND PROBLEMS OF CONDUCT AGAINST WOMEN WASHINGTON. IX' AUGUSTr,SEPTEMBER 12 AND 25, AND (X7OHER ;30, MO PrITSBURGII, PA (X7OBER IS, 19$4 Serial No. J-95-133 PrIated for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary irm4 IJ S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NA IloNAl INSI NM OF F DUCA TION .; , nit9i4MA CV . ,gI co O CD CA ; ". .t I...S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 191t5 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY STROM THURMOND,South Carolina, Chairman CHARLES Mee. MATHIAS, Ja., Maryland JOSEPH R. BIDEN, Ja., Delaware PAUL LAXALT, Nevada EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia ROBERT DOLE, Kansas HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio ALAN K. SIMF'SON, Wyoming DENNIS DaCONCINI, Arizona JOHN P. EAST, North Carolina PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa MAX BAUCUS, Montana JEREMIAH DENTON, Alabama HOWELL HEFLIN, Alabama ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania VarroN DIEVANR Linz, Chief Counsel and Staff Director DEBORAH K. Owsw, General Counsel DEBORAH G. Bearorram, Chief Clerk MARK H. OrretoreiN, Minority Chief Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON ,ENILE JUSTICE ARLEN SPr:CTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman JEREMIAH DENTON, Alabama HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio ('IIARLES !VIATHIAS. JR., Maryland EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts MARY Louise WeirruoiteLANn. Chief Counsel and Staff Director ELLEN BROADMAN, Minority Chief Counsel 3 CONTENTS STATEMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS Page Specter, lion. Arlen, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania. chair- man. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice 1. 119, 187, 273, 295 Denton, lion. Jeremiah, a U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama 2, 120, 189 Grass ley. lion. Charles E., a U.S. Senator from the State of Iowa 66 CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1984 Specter, Joan. councilwoman, Philadephia, PA 26 binning, Kenneth V., special agent, Behavioral Science Unit, Training Divi- sion, Federal Bureau of Investigation 28 Dawson-140*n, Claire, assistant county attorney, Travis County, TX 46 Brady, Katherine, New York, NY, introduced by Dorchen Leidholdt, Women Against Pornography, New York, NY 55 Gosch, Noreen N., Des Moines, IA, accompanied by Paul Bishop, private investigator.. 67 Malnmuth, Neil M., Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, on behalf of the American Psychological Association 92 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1984 Burgess. Ann, Var; Anieringen professor of psychiatric-mental health nursing, University of Pennsylvania Scho:,; of Nursing; John Rabun, deputy direc tor, the National ('enter for Missing Children, Washington, DC; Daniel S. Carnpagna, assistant professor of criminal justice, Appalachian State Uni- versity, Boone,N(',accompanied by Donald Poffenberger, director, West Virginia Criminal Justice Institute 122 Goldsmith. Judy, president. National Organization for Women 150 Heller. Valerie. New York City. NY; and Peggy Smith, Minnesota 163 Marchiano, Linda, New York City, NY; and Sue Brown, Minnesota 178 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1984 Loken, Gregory A.executive director, Institute for Youth Advocacy, Cov- enant House, New York. NY 197 Dworkin. Andrea, New York; and Catharine A. MacKinnon, visiting professor of law, University of Minnesota Law Scho-I Minneapolis, MI 227 Lynn, Barry W., legislative counsel, American Civil Liberties Union 255 THURSDAY, Of TOBER 18, 1984 Magee, Michael, stall' assistant to Senator Arlen Specter. 274 Sadler. Ann, legal advocate at Pittsburgh Action Against Rape 27(1 Ferguson, John 281 Smith. Bill. 289 Micknowski, Sgt. Roy. Pittsburgh Police Department 291 TUESDAY, (RTOHER 30, 1984 Goldstein. Al. publisher and editor of Screw Magazine, New York, NY 296 Seka. Ms and Ms. Veronica Vera. New York City. NY 313 IV Page Weston, John H., counsel, Adult Film Association ofAmerica, Beverly Hills, CA; and John Money, Ph.D., professor of psychologyand pediatrics, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Hospital,Baltimore, MD. 323 ALPHABETICAL LISTING AND MATERIALS SUBMITTED Brady. Katherine: Testimony Brown, Sue: Testimony 59 Burgess, Ann: 182 Testimony 122 Prepared statement 126 Campagna, Daniel S.: Testimony 139 Prepared statement 141 Dawson-Brown, Claire: Testimony Prepared statement 46 Denton, lion. Jeremiah: 53 "Sex on TV: How to Protect Your Child," by Dorothy Singerand Jerome Singer, from TV Guide, August 7, 1982 or "Old Fogy Laments Demise,by William Raspberry of the Washington Post, from the Arizona Republic, May 8, 1984 7 "Proof Porn Hurts from Fort Wayne" and "'Kiddie Porn'Trade Rising, Study Reports," from the National Decency Reporter 8 "Rape, Men's-Magazine Readershirare Linked in Study of 'Macho Sex,' " United Press International, from the Arizona Republic, December9, 1983 9 "New Study Confirms Causal Relationship Between TV Violenceand Aggressive Behavior. Tags Entertainment TVas Sex Educator," De- cember1982,published by Citizens for Decency Through Law, Inc., vol. 19. No. 6--the National Decency Reporter 10 "Memorandum on Methods to Halt Distribution of Obscene Television Video Cassettes," from the National Decency Reporter, vol.20, No. 2, March-April 1983 11 "Sex Revolution's Casualty List Long," by Joan Beckof the Chicago Tribune. 13 "Mom. What Does Rape Mean?" by Harry Stein, TV Guide,May 12, 1984 14 "Pornograpny Awareness Week Oct. 27-Nov. 3, 1983,"from the National Decency Reporter. vol. 20, No. 5, September-October 1983 16 "Update on Pornography Effects Research," fromFree Congress Research and Ed. l"dn. Child and Family Protection Institute 17 "Violence, Sex-Drenched Images in Many Rock Videos: Counsellor,"by Ron DeRuyter. from the Brantford Expositor, March 16, 1984 18 "Violence in Children Aired," by Carolyn Blackman, fromthe Canadian Jewish News, June 14, 1984 19 "Forum on TV Violence Attracts Experts and Academics,"from the Broadcaster. April 1984 20 "Long.Term Exposure to Porn Warps Appetites. Study Says."by Jock Ferguson. from the Globe and Mail, July 24, 1984 21 -US Pornography Law Advocatedas a Model," by Cindy Weiner, from the Ilobe and Mail. May 21. 1984 22 -Violence Shocks Viewers at Porn Forum." by JeffAndrew, from the Georgetown. Ontario. March 28, 1984 23 "Let's Keep Porn Issues on the Front Burner," by Lynda Hasst,from the Toronto Sim...July 27, 1984 24 Excerpts from -Organized Crime in California 1982-83," byJohn K. Van De Kamp. attorney general, State of California Letter to Senator Specter 194 Dworkin.D Andrea. Testimony . 2277 Responses to questions from the subcommittee staff 247 Responses to questions by Senator Denton 251 Ferguson. John: Testimony 281 Prepared statement 284 t ioldsmit h. Judy. Test imony 150 Prepared statement 155 V Page Goldstein. Al: Testimony 296 Prepared statement 298 Gosch, Noreen N.: Testimony 67 Prepared statement 70 Interview: Tim O'Hara, "Our Slogan is Sex by Eight or It's Too Late." by Ben Pesta, Hustler Magazine 72 Miscellaneous articles from NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association) 78 Heller. Valerie: Testimony 163 Prepared statement