GRAND RAPIDS -- The producer of the 'Penis Puppet' went to trial Tuesday. "Tim's Area of Control", an independent producer's show, aired on GRTV in April, 2000. It contained a segment with a man's penis, used as a puppet. The Kent County Prosecutor charged the producer, Tim Huffman, with indecent exposure. Tuesday, jury of five women and one man found Huffman guilty of the charge. Though the judge wouldn't allow it as an argument, Huffman maintains he's protected by the right to free speech. "We'll appeal the charge and the conviction and we're pretty confident that we'll prevail once we get out of the local arena." Huffman faces up to a year in jail. The Alliance for Communications Democracy in Washington and the Michigan Branch of the ACLU have both expressed interest in the case. Submitted by PowerSlave on 2003 01 13 | News
