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An Australian senate committee was told on Monday that if the case goes to court, Depp could face up to 10 years in prison. Earlier this month, the country’s agriculture minister said the dogs would need to [leave Australia immediately or they would be euthanized.](http://time.com/3858205/johnny-depp-dogs-put-down-australia-barnaby-joyce-boo-pistol/) “If we start letting movie stars—even though they’ve been \[named\] the sexiest man alive twice—to come into our nation, then why don’t we just break the laws for everybody,” said Australian Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce. 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