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'Sexting' no worse than spin-the-bottle: study

Youths exchanging nude photos of themselves over cellphones, known as "sexting," should not face child pornography charges, as some have in the United States, a humanities conference heard Tuesday. ...full story at digg

from digg on Wed, May 27 2009

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01 Apr 09 visit US judge bars teen 'sexting' charges  »  the register (uk) Provocative is as provocative does A federal judge has temporarily barred a Pennsylvania prosecutor from filing child pornography charges against three teenage girls who took nude or semi-nude pictures of themselves.…Whitepaper - A practical guide ...
19 Mar 10 visit Court bars charges against teen who posed semi-nude  »  the register (uk) Sanity enters 'sexting' crusade A federal appeals court rebuked a Pennsylvania district attorney who threatened to file felony child pornography charges against teens who were photographed semi-nude unless they attended an "education program."…Offloadi...
30 Mar 09 visit Is That "Sexting" Pic Illegal? A Scientific Test  »  slashdot Frequent Slashdot contributor Bennett Haselton writes "Summary: Amid the latest "sexting" controversy, here is a proposal for a scientifically objective method to determine whether a picture constitutes child pornography. This is a harder problem than it...
09 Apr 09 visit 'Sexting' lands teen on sex offender list  »  digg (CNN) -- When Vanessa Hudgens' naked photos hit the Internet, the "High School Musical" star quickly apologized. But sending nude or seminude pictures, a phenomenon known as sexting, is a fast-growing trend among teens.
26 May 09 visit "Sexting" Could Land You in Jail  »  digg "Sexting" involves sending an electronic nude photo without the permission of the subject in the photo, and if caught, the offender could face up to a year in jail and up to a $2,500 fine.

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