Netflix Indicted by Texas Grand Jury Over French Film Cuties

Netflix became the subject of a grand jury hearing in Tyler County, east of Houston, in the middle of September.

Netflix Indicted by Texas Grand Jury Over French Film Cuties

Photo Credit: Jean-Michel Papazian/Bien ou Bien Productions/Netflix

Turkey's broadcasting watchdog said it would order Netflix to block access locally to Cuties

Highlights
  • Texas representative Schaefer tweeted picture of the indictment document
  • The plot of Cuties centers around an 11-year-old Muslim girl
  • Cuties was criticised for sexualising its promotional poster
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Netflix is facing a criminal charge in a Texas county for promoting lewd visuals of a child in the French film "Cuties", according to a statement from Tyler county's district attorney's office on Tuesday.

The document, filed on September 23, said Netflix promoted material in the film that depicts lewd exhibition of the pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age which appeals to the prurient interest in sex.

Netflix did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.

The plot of Cuties centers around an 11-year-old Muslim girl who "starts to rebel against her conservative family's traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew," according to Netflix.

Texas representative Matt Schaefer tweeted a picture of the indictment document and NBC News reported the matter earlier on Tuesday.

Cuties was previously criticised internationally for allegedly sexualising 11-year-old girls in its promotional poster. Netflix later apologised for the "inappropriate artwork", saying it was not representative of the film.

Last month, Turkey's broadcasting watchdog said it would order Netflix to block access locally to the film on grounds that it contains images of child exploitation.

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