Congratulations!
to this week's
VNWR Board Bingo Winner!

12/10/2002 Wenchy won 2 sets of content from Focus Adult A brand new, low cost, high quality adult content provider for webmasters. Hardcore, teens, lesbians, fetish, guys, amateur and more!

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Congratulations! Natasha

Natasha nailed the 73,000th post (actually 73001 since a board official posted number 73000) and gets her name tossed in the hat for the monthly MaxCash drawing.

Anyone who posts on the VNWR main board and gets a pink number post for hitting the 1,000th number, will get their name tossed in the hat. A lucky winner from that group will be pulled at the first of each following month. Each month starts off fresh with no one in the hat.

What does the monthly drawing winner win?
Max Cash has made special arrangements with Richards Realm for a top listing for a day in your choice of these three areas (all normal site/gallery rules must still be followed of course):
1) The Links to Free Pics   or...
2) New Links page   or...
3) A top spot on the Thumbnails Page.
Thank you MaxCash!!

 Press Release

FROM: Sweet Legal Department Sweet Entertainment Group Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Date: December 10, 2002 PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mr. Steve Sweet, President of Sweet Entertainment Group (SEG), and 3 other principals of the Corporation were charged on December 6, 2002 with 6 counts of obscenity based on 3 specific videos from the SadoSlaves.com Library. SEG has not been charged with any criminal offense. Mr. Sweet has not been detained in this matter. The Crown has alleged that Lexa Lords, Naughty Nikki and Mistress Twilight sadoslaves.com video episodes are obscene pursuant to s. 163 of the Criminal Code of Canada. Three counts allege that the accused "did make, distribute and circulate an obscene video" and three counts allege "did have in their possession for the purpose of publication, distribution and circulation, an obscene video." It appears that the Crown is concentrating its efforts on the BDSM subculture by alleging that the material in question combines explicit sex with violence or torture or that the material is degrading and dehumanizing. The Crown has not to date provided particulars of what segment of the videos it regards as being obscene. The charges stem from Vancouver Police Department raids on the premises of Sweet Entertainment Group that occurred on March 13, 2002 and second raid that occurred November 7, 2002. A number of pre-charge applications and motions to Court have already been successfully brought by SEG resulting in Orders from both the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Provincial Court of British Columbia for the return of SEG property. The most recent decision from the Supreme Court of Canada regarding obscenity is a 1992 decision Regina v. Butler. Much has changed in the past 10 years, with the explosion of the Internet, the commercial availability of BDSM type content and the shift of community standards this past decade. Mr. Sweet has indicated that SEG will vigorously defend the charges. The case is far from trial and many matters remain to be dealt with. Of course, should the matter reach trial constitutional arguments regarding Freedom of Speech under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms will be at the forefront of what will likely prove to be a precedent setting case. The maximum penalty under Canadian law for this offence is 2 years. A conviction generally results in a fine. SEG will continue to provide cutting edge content to its many customers and carry on its operations as it rises to meet this legal challenge. P. G. Kent-Snowsell, B.A. , LL.B. Head of Legal Affairs Sweet Entertainment Group