A Bradenton man awaiting trial on rape and molestation charges was arrested in Indiana this week on a warrant from Manatee County charging him with 49 counts of child pornography. Derrick Faircloth, 39, was arrested in July by Manatee County sheriff's deputies and charged with sexual battery, lewd and lascivious molestation, introduction of obscene materials to a minor and delivering a controlled substance to a minor. ...more

November 6, 2009

A Poinciana man's business manufactured and distributed obscene material that might contain images of girls as young as 14, Polk County deputies say. ...more

January 28, 2009

His pornographic persona, Max Hardcore, is all swagger and sadism - forcing women in his movies to do things that can't be described in a family newspaper. ...more

October 4, 2008

His pornographic persona, Max Hardcore, is all swagger and sadism – forcing women in his movies to do things that can't be described in a family newspaper. But in federal court today, as he faced a federal prison sentence, Paul F. Little trembled and begged a woman for mercy before he was sentenced to prison. ...more

October 3, 2008

A federal judge denied a new trial Monday morning for a video producer convicted in June of distributing obscene materials. ...more

July 29, 2008

A federal judge this morning denied a new trial for a video producer convicted in June of distributing obscene materials. ...more

July 28, 2008

A juror who resisted convicting a video producer on obscenity counts was fired from her job during deliberations, defense attorneys asserted in a court filing Tuesday. ...more

June 18, 2008

TAMPA – A juror who resisted convicting a movie producer on obscenity counts was fired from her job during deliberations, defense attorneys assert in a court filing today. ...more

June 17, 2008

This city may be known for its thriving adult entertainment industry, but a federal jury drew the line Thursday, convicting a California movie producer of 10 counts of distributing obscene materials. ...more

June 6, 2008

TAMPA - Jurors in the Max Hardcore obscenity trial told a judge this afternoon they are having trouble reaching a verdict on half of the charges. Max Hardcore, whose real name is Paul Little, is accused of 10 federal counts of distributing obscene materials over the Internet and through the mail. His company, Maxworld Entertainment, also faces 10 charges. ...more

June 5, 2008