: The images featured the 11-year-old modeling on an empty terrace and at a beach near the sea.
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Irina heavily styled her young daughter in heavy makeup, lace, and elaborate jewelry, creating a "Lolita" aesthetic. : The images featured the 11-year-old modeling on
During the trial, Eva's lawyer, Jacques-Georges Bitoun, argued that the 1970s "were an era when paedophile networks still had a lot of influence". He famously asked, "How can one open the legs of a four-year-old girl and take a snap? If art is photographing a child in these positions, I understand nothing of art". Her mother's defense attorney, Rene-Jean Ullmann, countered that the 1970s were a "more permissive" time and accused Eva of harboring hatred for her mother. Her mother's defense attorney