Opinion ID: 1036619
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Text: Shoemaker contends that two of the images, Exhibits 8 and 14, were innocent images of children digitally altered, or “morphed,” so that the children appear to be engaging in sexual activity. Morphed images are often created by superimposing images of real children’s heads on images of bodies of adults or bodies of other children. The following description of the images (Exhibits 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 14) are taken from the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County’s Memorandum Judgment. • Exhibit 3 “portrays a nude girl, from the knees up, sitting on the edge of a sailboat. Her breasts and pubic hair are visible.” • Exhibit 5 “is a full-length portrayal of a nude girl sitting astride a seesaw. Her breasts and pubic hair are visible.” 6 SHOEMAKER V. TAYLOR • Exhibit 7 “portrays a nude girl, from the knees up, sitting on the edge of the bathtub, slightly wet with soap suds. She is facing the viewer and her breasts and pubic area are visible.” • Exhibit 8 “portrays a nude girl and a nude boy, from the knees up. The girl’s breasts and pubic area are visible, and the boy’s penis and testes are visible. The boy is leaning back and the girl is leaning towards the boy, with one arm behind his head.” Shoemaker contends that this image was morphed. • Exhibit 9 “is a full-length portrayal of six nude girls standing before a crowd. All of the girls’ breasts and pubic areas are visible, with varying amounts of pubic hair.” • Exhibit 12 “portrays a nude girl, from the mid-thigh up, standing in front of a shower attachment, with a detachable shower head aiming running water at her body. Her breasts and pubic area are visible.” • Exhibit 13 “is a full-length portrayal of a nude girl, holding a large piece of fabric behind her back, with a flower in her hair. Her breasts and pubic area are visible.” • Exhibit 14 “portrays two nude boys and one nude girl on what appears to be a bed. The girl is lying on her back, spread-eagled, and her breasts and genitals are exposed. One boy is kneeling over her and his erect penis is in the girl’s mouth. The other boy is on his knees, holding the girl’s feet, and his erect penis is SHOEMAKER V. TAYLOR 7 penetrating the girl.” Shoemaker contends that this image was also morphed.