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by qohen 704 days ago
To be clear, per the article, Comstock wasn't the accused -- he was the accuser; the accusee was one LeGrange Brown.

(BTW, Anthony Comstock[0] is the namesake of the Comstock Act of 1873[1], concerning the sending of obscene materials, contraception and abortion drugs via the US Postal Service; it has been mentioned recently in the news due to the attempt by anti-abortionists to use it to prevent drugs like mifepristone being sent via the mail[2][3]).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Comstock

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_Act_of_1873

[2] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-does-comstock-act...

[3] https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/the-com...