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MONTREAL — The jury hearing the trial of a Quebec special-effects artist charged with corrupting morals have had a chance to see his handiwork.

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The seven-woman, five-man jury watched in silence as hundreds of photos and a pair of videos that depict gruesome murders, torture, assaults and necrophilia with female victims.

Remy Couture is charged with corrupting morals through the distribution, possession and production of obscene materials in a case that explores the boundaries of artistic expression.

The jury is tasked with deciding if the material in question is obscene and dangerous and could actually incite anyone to act out what they see, as the Crown contends.

Couture argues that his work has artistic value and the state’s interference amounts to an infringement of his right to free expression.