Flynt Makes Deal in Obscenity Case
Prosecutors dropped obscenity charges against Larry Flynt after he agreed to stop selling hard-core videos at his Cincinnati bookstore. As part of the plea bargain, the shop was fined $10,000. The deal came during jury selection in a trial that could have sent the Hustler magazine publisher to prison for 24 years. Prosecutors allowed Flynt, 56, and his brother, Jimmy, 52, to substitute their bookstore for themselves in a plea of guilty to two counts of pandering obscenity. Hustler News & Gifts, which Jimmy Flynt manages, was fined $5,000 on each count.
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