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In reply to the discussion: To charge Mckayla Maroney with production and possession of sexual material containing a minor. [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)7. It's happened
From February, 2014...
A 16-year-old girl was charged with distributing child pornography after she posted nude pictures of herself to Twitter in January.
The teenager posted the photos on or around January 30. Eventually, word spread to a school resource officer, who contacted the girl and her mother.
Police in James City County, Virginia later confiscated the phone and charged the girl with one count of distributing child pornography.
"It's not just friends that see what they post but also strangers and everyone else out there," Stephanie Williams-Ortery, a spokeswoman for the James City County Police Department, told WAVY.com. "You have no idea who's out there watching. You never know who's going to see what you post."
And it's not just the girl who could end up in trouble; her underage friends might be charged for forwarding the pictures.
The teenager posted the photos on or around January 30. Eventually, word spread to a school resource officer, who contacted the girl and her mother.
Police in James City County, Virginia later confiscated the phone and charged the girl with one count of distributing child pornography.
"It's not just friends that see what they post but also strangers and everyone else out there," Stephanie Williams-Ortery, a spokeswoman for the James City County Police Department, told WAVY.com. "You have no idea who's out there watching. You never know who's going to see what you post."
And it's not just the girl who could end up in trouble; her underage friends might be charged for forwarding the pictures.
http://gawker.com/teen-charged-with-child-porn-after-tweeting-nude-pictur-1518398670
From 2009..
Six Greensburg, Pennsylvania high-schoolers, found out to be exchanging nude pictures of themselves via text message this past November, have now been charged with child pornography, according to FOX News.
Three unidentified girls between the ages of 14 and 15 allegedly sent nude pictures of themselves to three boys, all between 16 and 17. Apparently, the school found out when one student's cell phone was confiscated for being used during school hours. Said pictures were stored in the phone.
This news, filed under 'sexting,' comes on the heels of a similar story, having taken place on the other side of the country. There is a big difference here, though. While the Seattle teenagers were kicked off the cheerleading team, the Greensburg teenagers are being charged as criminals.
http://www.switched.com/2009/01/14/sexting-teenagers-charged-with-child-pornography/
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To charge Mckayla Maroney with production and possession of sexual material containing a minor. [View all]
AngryAmish
Sep 2014
OP
Each time you point out a case where it is disseminated, and think it proves your point
kcr
Sep 2014
#28
Typically charges against a person who the law is supposed to protect are dropped.
Tommy_Carcetti
Sep 2014
#27
The petition seems to be an effort to raise awareness about many cases where this actually happened.
Chathamization
Sep 2014
#21
I have heard somewhere that a teenage-girl got in trouble for sending a nude picture of herself...
DetlefK
Sep 2014
#2
Can we charge her with having stupid parents who don't know how to spell "Michaela"?
Spider Jerusalem
Sep 2014
#3
There are currently 179 fucking morons who would sign such a fucked up petition.
MohRokTah
Sep 2014
#4
yes. agreed. idiotic to think that horny teens will have access to cams and wont take pics
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2014
#35