The new Court of Appeal guidelines include guidance on sexual offences against children, causing death by dangerous driving, domestic violence and duty evasion.

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To be found obscene, and therefore not protected by the First Amendment, a work must appeal to prurient interests according to community standards, depict sexual activity in an offensive way, and be wholly lacking in scientific, artistic, political or literary value.

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Meanwhile, Silvio Berlusconi, who has been dogged by corruption and sexual misconduct allegations for years, insisted he was innocent on Friday at an appeal trial in Milan against a tax fraud conviction in October.

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