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Source: Associated Press

French Senate report denounces sexual abuse in porn industry

By SYLVIE CORBET and JADE LE DELEY
September 28, 2022

PARIS (AP) — Sexual and physical abuse in France’s porn industry is “systemic” and lawmakers should better regulate the production of videos and protect children who are “heavily exposed” to the content, according to a French Senate report released Wednesday.

The report, titled “Hell Behind the Scenes,” was the first prepared for the French parliament to focus on the porn industry, which the authors described as “predatory.”

During six months of research, the Senate’s delegation for women’s rights and gender equality heard from over 50 people, including some involved in the industry, women’s rights activists and victims.

“Both the actual volume of pornographic contents accessible to all and their very nature have contributed to make violent sexual acts against women banal,” the report’s authors wrote.

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From the left, Senate members Laurence Rossignol, Alexandra Borchio-Fontimp, Annick Billon, co-author and president of the Senate's delegation, and Laurence Cohen present a report denouncing sexual abuse in the porn industry at the French Senate, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 in Paris. Sexual and physical abuse in France's porn industry is "systemic" and lawmakers should better regulate the production of videos and protect children who are "heavily exposed" to the content, according to the French Senate report. (AP Photo/Oleg Cetinic)