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The suit says the image violated federal laws on child sexual abuse material, although no criminal charges were ever sought.

A federal judge in California threw out the lawsuit last year but allowed Elden to file a revised version, which the judge later dismissed on grounds that it was outside the 10-year statute of limitations of one of the laws used as a cause of action.

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In an email to The Associated Press, Nirvana attorney Bert Deixler called the ruling a 香蕉视频直播減rocedural setback.香蕉视频直播�

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The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been victims of sexual abuse unless they come forward publicly, as Elden has.

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