Teenagers arrested over child porn for "sexting"

Energize · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:07

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5516511.ece

In a new trend spreading across America, teens are sending nude or semi-nude pictures to one another on their mobile phones in a practice called “sexting”.

On Monday, six high-school students in Greensburgh, Pennsylvania were arrested on child pornography charges. Three were girls who allegedly took pictures of themselves, and were charged with manufacturing, disseminating or possessing child pornography. Three were boys from the same school who were found with explicit photos on their mobile phones by police, and were charged with possession of child pornography.

While in Texas, a 13-year-old boy was arrested on child pornography charges in October, after receiving a nude photo of a fellow student on his mobile phone.

Wow people being arrested for having pictures of themselves or because someone sent them a photo, easy way to get someone you don't like behind bars!

I would say "only in America" but with this government I'd be surprised if the same thing didn't happen over here.

Cosimo · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:10

Energize said:
Wow people being arrested for having pictures of themselves or because someone sent them a photo, easy way to get someone you don't like behind bars!

Old news....

...and yourself for sending it

neiljung · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:11

Yeah, it's pretty crazy, but this does actually happen.

Ben M · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:12

stupid.

Energize · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:12

simulatorman said:
Old news....

2 weeks, hardly old. Nothing came up when I searched for it either.

Morba · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:13

thats stupid!

Cosimo · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:13

Energize said:
2 weeks, hardly old. Nothing came up when I searched for it either.

I read it in the paper

blix · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:13

I hope those ****ing paedos get what they deserve in jail.

Teki187 · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:13

simulatorman said:
Old news...

Grow up.

Its new to me, which makes it new news.

Megahurtz400 · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:19

Whats the actual age barrier on this then?

16 or 18?

Energize · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:24

Megahurtz400 said:
Whats the actual age barrier on this then?

16 or 18?

18 in the UK.

Cybermyk · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:28

Funny isn't it, teenage kids can get away with beating up old people, burgulary, theft and property damage. The second they take a picture of their own ass, they're actually in trouble.

J.B · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:32

I was gonna say TTIUWP, but then maybe thats in bad taste....

Azagoth · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:32

So if some skank in a classroom sends a picture of her lady bits (lady being used in the loosest of terms) to an innocent 3rd party, the 3rd party can get done for possessing kiddy porn?

Something's very wrong with that.

MookJong · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:38

Azagoth said:
So if some skank in a classroom sends a picture of her lady bits (lady being used in the loosest of terms) to an innocent 3rd party, the 3rd party can get done for possessing kiddy porn?

Something's very wrong with that.

Don't hand your number out to a skank then...

daz · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:38

Energize said:
18 in the UK.

I'm sure there's been 16/17 year old girls on Page 3 in The Sun before.

Hxc · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:40

Sexting.

That's a stupid term. Who the heck invented that?

Energize · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:41

daz said:
I'm sure there's been 16/17 year old girls on Page 3 in The Sun before.

The definition was changed in 2003 I think.

neiljung · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:43

daz said:
I'm sure there's been 16/17 year old girls on Page 3 in The Sun before.

Indeed. They have to be 18 to legally expose their fannies though. Seems rather arbitrary when 16 is the age of consent.

strudey · 29 Jan 2009 at 19:43

blix said:
I hope those ****ing paedos get what they deserve in jail.

I agree, they should be tortured for ever and ever.