A Turkish influencer has been given a five-month suspended prison sentence for a photo with sex toys made in the Sex Museum in Amsterdam, she reports. her own Instagram page.
Merve Taskin is a well-known influencer in her home country with over half a million followers on Instagram. Last year she came to Amsterdam to celebrate her birthday, including a visit to the Sex Museum, where she took photos. A few months later she was arrested in Turkey.
She gave a statement and deleted the photos, was released, but was re-arrested months later. She was prosecuted for promoting lewd material and could have received up to two years in prison.
The influencer argued in court that her Instagram posts fall under freedom of expression and that her conviction would set a bad precedent. But the judge disagreed. Taskin does not have to serve her prison sentence, provided she does not commit any criminal offense in the next five years.
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