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WASHINGTON — In an unusual move, the Justice Department sued Fox Broadcasting Co. and another broadcaster Friday to collect $56,000 in fines for the broadcast of a raunchy reality show in 2003 that included scenes from bachelor and bachelorette parties.

Fox's "Married by America" included the "thrusting of a male stripper's crotch into a woman's face" in one show in addition to other scenes the agency found objectionable, according to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

In October of 2004, the FCC issued a $7,000 fine against 169 Fox-affiliated stations totaling $1.2 million.

The fines were assessed regardless of whether a complaint was lodged against a particular station. Fox challenged the FCC's action and last month the FCC dropped the complaints against all but 13 stations, which were the subject of actual viewer complaints. The move lowered the total fine to $91,000.

Despite the decision, Fox, a division of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., said it would not pay the fines.

Since the FCC's February action, four stations have paid the fine, and another station was dropped because no complaint was filed, leaving eight stations and $56,000 in fines. Five of the eight stations are owned by Fox; three are owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group.

The Justice Department brought suit in Washington, D.C., Iowa, West Virginia and Tennessee.

The action has been part of an aggressive campaign by the government to enforce indecency rules on television.