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Teens Send Nude Pics, Face Child Porn Charges

By Corey Rayburnyung

Ars Techinica has an article discussing a case in which two young girls sent nude pictures to two boys using their cell phones. The pictures were discovered when one of the kids was caught using a cell phone during school hours. The girls now face charges of manufacturing, disseminating or possessing child pornography while the boys face charges of possession. The article also notes a study (previously discussed here) claiming that 20% of teens have put nude photos of themselves online. From WPXI:Three teenage girls who allegedly sent nude or semi-nude cell phone pictures of themselves, and three male classmates in a Greensburg Salem High School who received them, are charged with child pornography.Police said the girls are 14 or 15, and the boys charged with receiving the photos are 16 or 17...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on January 16, 2009 (boomark / email).