Posts Tagged ‘sexting’
Student sues over confiscated cell phone
When N.N. was a senior at Tunkhannock High School in Pennsylvania, her principal took her cell phone and searched it. He found nude pictures that N.N. had taken of herself and turned them over to the local prosecutor. [As a minor and due to the …
Middle school sexting by 12-year-old
In January, 2010, a teacher took a 7th grade girl’s cell phone. On it were nude pictures of herself and a 12-year-old boy. At least one of the pictures was shown to classmates at Ben Franklin Middle School in Indiana. Although criminal charges for an …
Whether legal or not, teens continue to sext
A survey of 800 teenagers over a four month period ending in September, 2009 provides percentages on teen sexting. The practice of sending nude or semi-nude photos by cell phone has caught on despite knowledge of possible consequences. The PEW Internet and American Life Project …
New poll indicates “sexting” is common
The practice or trend of sharing naked or semi-naked pictures on the Internet or by cell phone is not a rare event. A September, 2009 poll of over 1,000 young people (ages 14 to 24) shows 30% were involved in some type of sexting. Those …
Middle school sexting turns tragic
It started out as flirting, but quickly turned into a nightmare. In June, 2009, Florida’s middle school student Hope Witsell sent a topless photo of herself by text (sexting) to a boy she liked. However, it was intercepted by a girl who had borrowed the boy’s cell phone. She forwarded …
Vermont decriminalizes sexting by minors
The Vermont legislature has no interest in sending teens to jail as sex offenders or requiring them to register as such for the rest of their lives. In 2009, they passed a law authorizing first-time sexting offenders to be declared delinquent in the juvenile justice …
