This story has been rumbling for days - only just discovered Elton is involved -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7013806.stm

I'm watching this story with fascination. I don't know the photographer's works but I recall going to a West End gallery photographic exhibition about 15 years ago that included some of the famous/infamous photos by Baron Von Gloedon of naked Sicilian lads. Someone called the cops before the opening and they visited in the afternoon-and decided everything was above board and said the pics were pretty tame.

I can imagine today the media outrage would be deafening.

Trouble is if we make a laughing stock of Child Porn then we could loose the real battle,to protect our own Pre Teenage youngsters from real treats.
You can compare the current climate on Child Porn to the McCarthy witch hunts.Completely over the top,but the backlash will swing too far in the opposite direction,due to the taint resulting from stupid actions like these.
This happenned to Social Workers in the 80s (Cleveland etc),and this risks happening soon with this.

I absolutely agree with you here SE - my absolute worry is that when the majority start saying "this is silly", genuine abuse will start getting ignored again.

Anyone involved in my case quickly became totally aware that I'm not and never have been a child abuser.

By blurring the lines, thousands (hopefully millions) are wondering about others (some of whom MAY be, yet will benefit from the backlash).

Frightening.

hitsusa.com/blog/140/klara-and-edda-belly-dancing/

Two children innocently playing. Wether they are naked/semi naked or not should be irrelevant. I don't see anything wrong with it.