St. Lucia protests at 'porn press'
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Although he did not call the media house by name, he left little doubt he was referring to the weekly Star newspaper, published by former champion bodybuilder Rick Wayne.
Compton, speaking at the convention of the ruling United Workers Party (UWP), said the advertising ban effective Monday applied to statutory bodies as well. He also said those involved in the alleged pornography ring would face criminal charges.
Nearly a month ago, the St Lucian prime minister told parliament he had "incontrovertible evidence" linking "certain persons connected with a certain section of the media" with a pornography ring using St Lucian women and schoolchildren for monetary gain. Compton, in clear reference to Rick Wayne, said the media official travelled on an American passport, "had a phony American accent", and had entered a marriage of convenience. "When it is convenient for you, you try to wrap yourselves in our flag and constitution to do your pornographic work," he said. "St. Lucia will not be known as the pornographic capital of the Caribbean." Wayne, who recently married his Lebanese-American partner in the Star newspaper and has lived in the United States for several years, has denied involvement in a pornographic ring.
He, however, admitted he had privately photographed "the bodies of beautiful women".
