TORONTO — The lawyer for a man accused in a sweeping child pornography investigation says the movies his client distributed online weren't sexual in nature but simply showed "naked boys doing silly things."
Brian Way's lawyer told an Ontario court his client was selling films that depict the nudist lifestyle by showing boys engaging in various activities while nude.
Way has pleaded guilty to seven child pornography charges related to his home collection, but is contesting nine charges related to more than 170 of the films he allegedly sold.
Those charges include making and possessing child pornography, possessing property obtained be crime and instructing a criminal organization.
Way was arrested in 2013 in a massive investigation that led to more than 300 arrests in Canada, the United States, Mexico and other countries.
It's alleged he made millions producing and selling the films through a company called Azov Films.
