CNA Staff, Sep 15, 2020 / 11:25 am
US Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, is among those who have called for an investigation into Netflix over its release of Cuties, a French independent film that he said sexualizes young girls.
"I urge the Department of Justice to investigate the production and distribution of this film to determine whether Netflix, its executives, or the individuals involved in the filming and production of 'Cuties' violated any federal laws against the production and distribution of child pornography," Cruz wrote in a Sept. 11 letter to attorney general William Barr.
Cruz said the film "sexualizes young girls, including through dance scenes that simulate sexual activities and a scene exposing a minor's bare breast."
He added that some scenes in the film "in and of themselves are harmful," and said, "it is likely that the filming of this movie created even more explicit and abusive scenes, and that pedophiles across the world in the future will manipulate and imitate this film in abusive ways."