What was the date of the newsletter. Perhaps they are reading through the legal filings and making a considered analysis rather than speaking out of ignorance. Just sayin.

As for throwing Max under the bus, he was indicted for using an adult to portray a minor under the Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996. that law was overturned by Ascroft v. FREE SPEECH COALITION. Sounds like rather than throw his ass under the bus, they saved it.