--Denver Post
Denver- A state lawmaker wants to tax in-room adult movies ordered at hotels to help fund child sex-abuse investigations.
The current version of House Bill 1086, sponsored by Rep. Amy Stephens, R-Monument, would impose a 99-cent fee on all in-room movies ordered at hotels. Stephens, though, said she plans to narrow her proposal to apply to just adult movies.
The money would go into a fund for children's advocacy centers, which counsel sexually abused children and help police and prosecutors interview young victims. There are 14 such centers in Colorado and more than 600 nationally.
Stephens said imposing the fee on adult movies to fund child sex-abuse investigations only makes sense. "Most of our sexual predators in prison are addicted to pornography," she said.
Cathryn Hazouri, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, said the bill violates the First Amendment.
"Adult entertainment is just that. Whether you like it or not, adults have the right to view it," Hazouri said.
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