(a) Every person who knowingly, sends or causes to be sent, or brings or causes to be brought, into the Virgin Islands for sale or distribution, or in the Virgin Islands prepares, publishes, prints, exhibits, distributes, or offers to distribute, or has in his possession with intent to distribute or to exhibit or offer to distribute, any obscene matter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Every person who (i) sends or causes to be sent, or brings or causes to be brought into the Virgin Islands for sale or distribution, or (ii) in the Virgin Islands possesses, prepares, publishes or prints, with the intent to distribute or to exhibit to others for commercial consideration, or (iii) who offers to distribute, distributes or exhibits to others for commercial consideration, any obscene matter, knowing that such matter depicts a minor engaging in or simulating sexual intercourse, masturbation, anal-oral copulation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, sexual sadism, sexual masochism, any lewd or lascivious sexual activity, or excretory functions performed in a lewd or lascivious manner is guilty of a felony and shall be fined not less than $25,000 and not more than $50,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
(c) The provisions of this section with respect to the exhibition of, or the possession with intent to exhibit, any obscene matter shall not apply to a motion picture operator, projectionist or salesperson who is employed by a person licensed in accordance with Virgin Islands law and who is acting within the scope of his employment; Provided That such operator, projectionist or salesperson has no financial interest in the place wherein he is so employed.