Jamie Lynn Spears' Breast-Feeding Photos Trigger Criminal Probe

TMZ:

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ federal and local authorities are on the hunt for someone peddling 12 pics of Britney Spears, Jamie Lynn, daughter Maddie and baby daddy Casey Aldridge. One of the pictures shows Jamie Lynn breast feeding Maddie -- Jamie Lynn's left breast is exposed.

The pics were taken on Casey's digital camera. We're told he took the camera card to his local Wal-Mart in Louisiana for copies. Law enforcement believes someone at the Wal-Mart may have made extra copies, then tried selling them.

Because Jamie Lynn is a minor, selling the pics -- or buying them -- could constitute a violation of federal laws prohibiting pornography. Peddling pictures of a minor's breast -- even if not taken for sexual purposes -- could land the seller and the buyer in federal prison if they are marketed across state lines for the purpose of being lurid. Also, anyone purchasing the pics could be prosecuted for the crime of receiving stolen property.

Read the whole story: TMZ

Comments

[Adrienne Williams - Huffpost Blogger]

This is so sad -- only in America is breast-feeding something women can't do, and onlookers wanting to capture it! Sad, sad.

I was watching some great movies in Spain and France last night, and realized how far we need to go about simple things. Less violence more relationships.

[rini]

Yeah, but still,

selling them??/

Verboten..­..and I agree.

It's perfectly legal for her father to take the pictures. It's just not something you can sell.

[tkondaks]

Women aren't allowed to breast-feed in America?

I didn't realize that. I've seen women do it quite often here in America.

As for your observations about less violence in French films, well, you obviously haven't seen many. Growing up on them in Quebec, I can tell you will all certainty that not only are French films much more violent than American ones, they would usually mix sex in along with the violence for a nice, perverted little mixture.

[Nyk]

Sure you're "allowed" to breastfeed in America. So long as you do it in the bathroom. Seriously, we need to stop giving women flack for feeding their babies. Its ridiculous.

[Jamesdean]

Adrienne, no wonder you are a blogger and not a writer and a perfect example why people dont take bloggers seriously.

This news story, if you can call it that, has nothing to do with feeding, either in public or private.

And although your take on Europeans being more casual about these things is correct, it has nothing to do with this story at all. It is like writing about violence in urban areas and then injecting some cliche about rednecks.

Do yourself a favor and read the story before trying to show how wordly wise you are.

[honeydiva]

why didn't he get on a computer and make copies....­please, sounds fishy to me>

[HatingTheGame]

A good ol boy with a pooter?

Nice one.

[Egalitare]

The rest of the world is laughing.

Only here can you not only make it socially acceptable, but also create an entire industry out of encouraging mothers to NOT breastfeed.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

So, arrest the baby daddy for making porn.

[andvoodoo2]

It's not "making porn" when you photograph your baby being breast fed by her mother.

[whiteboyblues]

It is in Texas

[captainindustry]

bn... you guys are hilarious!!!!!!

ps... bn means buona note or some such. it's like our ps (post script)

how could ANYONE read this blog and think Al Franken is funny.

[whiteboyblues]

Al Franken is funnier than Norm Coleman.

[Mustang Sally]

Got that right! Funny Republican = oxymoron

[eggman]

If it's illegal to sell pictures of underage boobs, then all pix of Jamie Lynn should be illegal.

[primordialsoup]

Why was she feeding her breast in the first place?

[Bettysdad]

Didn't I hear something about a "war on terror?"

[noir]

Wal-Mart? Whhhyyyyy?, when there are lots of quality photo printers on the market that prevent this type of thing from happening.­...Proof positive that money can't buy brains....­.

[robotfog]

totally. And, if they needed pictures, why not buy a 200 dollar digital camera?

[robotfog]

please ignore my earlier stupid comment. I forgot it WAS a digital camera.

[WrongwayFeldman]

People. Wake up! We're talking about a female breast feeding her child as "porn" and the Treasury Sec wants to sign us all up to a 1 TRILLION dollar debt.

We're rearranging deck chairs on Miss Spear's Titanic. In one or two more weeks there won't be any $$ to even think about prosecuting someone for taking a stupid photo.

[bola47]

this is where the republican mindset is at. a female breast is obscene but giving almost 1 trillion dollars in a bailout is not. go figure.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Ditto 4,000 dead US Servicemen and women in Iraq Nam.

[HelloooCanada]

ab--so--#*­@%ing--lut­ely, dude.

there is always outrage over sex and/or language, but blowing people up for entertainment or foreign policy is kewl.

twisted.

but on topic, you probably shouldn't hand your nudie pictures to a 16 year old at the local discount store... not much consolation in being "legally right" when there's nudie pictures of you floating around the internet forever now.

[andvoodoo2]

Read the article. It's because Spears is a minor that selling or buying the pictures could be deemed unlawful.

[JScott]

Jeez why was it taken to Walmart for copies-it's a DIGITAL camera, you can do that yourself on a computer, or is he doin the McC thing-I'm illeterate about computers and the internet. Typical?????

[1forthetruth]

umm, lots of people do that when they want PRINT copies. Some people also lack the skills to crop, remove red eye etc.

Yes, imagine that, even some young people don't have those skills. *mind boggling*

[1forthetruth]

Oh and btw, mr smart guy, It's not "illeterate"

[anthonylee]

Is LA going to prosecute Casey for taking the pictures in the first place? He's 19 and should know better . . . . oh wait . . .

Help Wanted - looking for a responsible ADULT to supervise irresponsible teenagers getting ready to destroy a newborns life . . . somebody, anybody?

[ramblingjohnny]

Hey Sarah! We got a job for you that you actually got some experience doing!

[Rimser]

Judging from her own family, perhaps not.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Technical legal question: If Jamie Lynn is a minor (with respect to her boob shot), then why isn't the baby daddy being proseccuted for statutory rape with said minor?

[TroubleNYC]

Because wherever they had sex, it was legal (each state is different). When it comes to sex this country is pretty screwy (pun intended).

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

When did breast-feeding become porno?

[ofcoursejesusisblack]

America should be ashamed of their shameless sexualization of the breast. Hooters aren't there to gratify men. They are there to feed babies.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Why does it have to be either or?
After all, there ARE two of them.

[olgraydawg]

If I have a foot fetish, will I go to hell? Can shoes be pornographic? Who am I? How did we get here?

[StopMakingSense2]

If you really believe that explain why only humans have breasts. All mammals have mammary glands but they look the same on males and females until giving birth. Even a prodigious milk producer like a cow doesn't have breasts. Our closest relatives the apes don't have breasts. Flat chested women are still able to nurse their children. So why have something that causes so many women physical problems hanging off of them and why are men so attracted to them? Couldn't be related to sexual attraction could it... Course not! That would be politically incorrect. Just for feeding babies.... right... The puritans haven't made much progress..­.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Agreed.
Human males prefer procreating with human females graced with the obvious ability to suckle offspring.
Plus, they look good.
;-)

[SouthpawSass]

Okay, while I don't believe it was ethical for copies to be me made, we need to stop thinking of a woman's breast as "pornograp­hy." She was feeding her baby which is what breasts are for. We can sometimes be so uptight about the stupidest things.

Breastfeeding is what mothers are supposed to do for the babies. Got milk?