[FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif][FONT=Verdana,Sans-serif]Brooklyn Jury Given Graphic S&M Lesson[/FONT]
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Feb 23, 3:49 AM (ET)
By TOM HAYS[/FONT]
NEW YORK (AP) - The graphic color photo, flashed on a large video-screen stationed next to the jury, tested the decorum of a federal courtroom. It showed a nude woman named Rona tethered to a tree trunk in the wilderness. From the witness stand, Rona answered questions about the bondage scene in graphic detail, casually complaining that she was bitten up by mosquitoes.
The testimony came during a trial in Brooklyn that has given jurors lessons on the lifestyle of a man dubbed an "S&M Svengali" by the tabloids, the inner-workings of a sadomasochism Web site and the federal government's crackdown on obscenity.
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