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New Jersey Teen Faces Child Pornography Charges

By Lependorf & Silverstein

Juveniles around the country are now facing the risk of acquiring sex offender status for posting naked pictures of themselves on MySpace. This may sound hard to believe, but it happened to a 14-year-old New Jersey girl earlier this year when she was accused of child pornography for posting 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com, according to this news report. If convicted, this young girl could be forced to register as a sex offender in New Jersey. This is apparently not an isolated incident. Prosecutors nationwide are pursuing child pornography cases resulting from teenagers sending nude photos to one another over cell phones and e-mail, a phenomenon which is now known as "sexting." The New Jersey girl reportedly posted the explicit photos of herself because she wanted her boyfriend to see them...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on July 21, 2009 (boomark / email).