"We can't read what's in people's minds," he said. Zadanoff said he's concerned there could be pedophiles among his customers, but said it's not anything he can control. Zadanoff accused Foley of being a publicity-hungry "laughing stock" whose mind is "in the gutter." Zadanoff said the videos include no posing, genital closeups or sex. "So is it feeding some other desire that we find not appropriate?" "There's no question it's probably getting into the hands of folks who aren't just enamored of being a naturist," McCabe said.
Not that he approves of Zadanoff's Web site. Resolution rating _ GREAT."īut the sales don't appear to break the law, which delineates between non-sexual nudity and lewdness, said Pasco-Pinellas State Attorney Bernie McCabe. The sales caption reads: "Judging based on beauty, personality, poise and grace. One 55-minute junior miss tape sells for $99.95. Generally, the younger the girls, the more expensive the video. Supplied by producers in Russia, the Czech Republic and France, the videos are categorized as "teen" "junior teen" and "junior miss." He makes most of his money from guides to international nudist resorts, he said. Zadanoff said he sells one or two pageant videos a week and that they represent a handful of his 100 video titles. "While the video content may be fine, the focus on the child element to sell it was not appropriate." "We saw the Web site and said, "Whoa!' " Peterson said.
After inquiries from the Times, the nudist group asked Zadanoff Thursday to remove a link from his Web site to its site.Īmerican nudist resorts don't hold beauty pageants for nude children, association marketing official Debra Peterson said. The American Association for Nude Recreation disavows the video sales. It was sponsored by the nudist organization Zadanoff led from 1990-92. Last month, Foley criticized a camp for naked children aged 11 to 17 held at Pasco's Lake Como nudist resort. "They serve young children on a platter for America's most depraved."įoley said a local nudist faxed him information about Zadanoff's Web site. "These videos are nothing more than a fix for pedophiles," Foley said in a written statement e-mailed to the St. Senate seat held by Bob Graham and has specialized in child protection issues in the U.S. The West Palm Beach Republican is running for the U.S. Mark Foley, who campaigned last month against a nude summer camp in Pasco County, considers the videos fodder for a less savory element.
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