Paris court to rule on whether sex toys are 'erotic' or 'pornographic' Lawyer Henri de Beauregard said that the shop sold items which simulated sexual acts "so I don't see how these cannot be pornographic." "One can call a sex shop a "Love shop," a vibrator a 'sex toy' and a fellatio simulator a "gourmand pleasure object', but these are just words. The truth is this we have a sex shop selling pornographic objects," he told the court. "There are as many possible definitions of pornography as there are individuals," countered defence lawyer Richard Malka, who has represented fallen IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife. Mr Malka began by arguing the law used to prosecute his client was anti-constitutional as it was contrary to the freedom of trade. He said that a study geocoding the 200m perimetre around primary and secondary schools found that the "only place this type of business could still set up shop would be cemeteries, public gardens and railways." If such a strict interpretation of the law were applied, he went on, "they'd have to shut not just all sex shops but also Galeries Lafayette." The objects in the shop were on free sale elsewhere in France and reflected "changing society." "The 3 Suisses catalogue has whole pages given over to them," he said, adding: "The use of sex toys themselves has nothing to do with depravation." The court rejected the anti-constitutionality claim. The shopkeeper, a sexologist and a feminist are to be called to the bar to testify.