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This post references the very important work of Dr. William Stayton. Here is some of his testimony in a court case:

Q Good afternoon, Dr. Stayton.

5 A Good afternoon.

6 Q Dr. Stayton, you are a psychologist and sex therapist

7 here in the Philadelphia area; is that right?

8 A That is correct.

9 Q And your current practice includes about 20 clients a

10 week; is that right?

11 A That is correct.

12 Q And your practice is now almost exclusively adult

13 couples; is that correct?

14 A That is correct.

15 Q You have maybe one or two minors, right?

16 A That is correct.

17 Q But mostly adults.

18 A That is correct.

19 Q In preparation for your testimony here today, you have

20 reviewed the affidavits that have been filed by the

21 plaintiffs in the ACLU action; is that right?

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21 Q Okay. And I asked you, quote, and this is at the bottom

22 of page 58, "What if it were not shown in an educational kind

23 of context?" And you answered me, "Most often it is. Most

24 often -- you know, kids get together and they show their

25 magazines and that stuff, and they show stuff I wouldn't want

1 my kid to see, but they see it. I would much rather it come

2 in the context of my being able to interpret it and talk

3 about it and answer questions about it. I think children

4 often see material I would prefer my kids not to see, but I

5 don't have any control over that."

6 So this is material you would prefer your kids

7 didn't see, isn't it?

8 A There is material I would prefer them not to see. That's

9 not a blanket that I don't want them to see any of the

10 material or the material that you mentioned from like

11 Playboy.