Teen faces child porn charges
02-09-2014, 04:55 PM
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Teen faces child porn charges
A local teenager is facing child pornography charges after police say she shared nude photographs of herself on the social networking site Twitter.
According to WAVY, the unnamed 16-year-old suspect took “selfies” in which she was not wearing clothing, then shared them online at the end of last month.
Officials with the James City County Police Department told the station that teenagers sometimes fail to grasp the severity of the situation when publicly sharing private materials.
“It’s not just friends that see what they post but also strangers and everyone else out there,” Stephanie Williams-Ortery, a representative of the department, told WAVY. “You have no idea who’s out there watching. You never know who’s going to see what you post.”
A school resource officer was informed of the then-publicly available photographs’ lewd nature, and talked with both the teen and her mother about the situation.
Authorities then confiscated her phone and charged her with one count of distribution of child pornography.
The matter could become a criminal one with the potential of jail time, though experts who spoke with WAVY said that she will likely have to complete a Sexting Education program.
Officials hope a lesson has been learned by the teenager — and by others around her age — either way.
“I would hope that they would not then forward it on to their friends because then they become guilty also of distribution of child pornography, whether they know that or not,” Williams-Ortery was quoted as saying.
According to WAVY, the unnamed 16-year-old suspect took “selfies” in which she was not wearing clothing, then shared them online at the end of last month.
Officials with the James City County Police Department told the station that teenagers sometimes fail to grasp the severity of the situation when publicly sharing private materials.
“It’s not just friends that see what they post but also strangers and everyone else out there,” Stephanie Williams-Ortery, a representative of the department, told WAVY. “You have no idea who’s out there watching. You never know who’s going to see what you post.”
A school resource officer was informed of the then-publicly available photographs’ lewd nature, and talked with both the teen and her mother about the situation.
Authorities then confiscated her phone and charged her with one count of distribution of child pornography.
The matter could become a criminal one with the potential of jail time, though experts who spoke with WAVY said that she will likely have to complete a Sexting Education program.
Officials hope a lesson has been learned by the teenager — and by others around her age — either way.
“I would hope that they would not then forward it on to their friends because then they become guilty also of distribution of child pornography, whether they know that or not,” Williams-Ortery was quoted as saying.
I think it's BS that she's being charged for child porn distribution, and that she could potentially do time in prison, for posting a pic of herself. Yes, I think it was stupid of her to do this, but the charges are way overkill for this.
02-09-2014, 09:39 PM
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So your argument is she originated child pornography and openly posted this for public display, yet does not deserve to be treated as a criminal. She's a minor so the punishment will be light anyway. I mean, it would be counter productive to send her to public lockup for sexual indiscretion. And it would be silly to try her as and adult; I mean, the images are hers and the problem... yeah. That should go without saying.
Also, this thread deserves links
We should have access to the evidence to form our own opinions.
Also, this thread deserves links
We should have access to the evidence to form our own opinions.
02-09-2014, 10:48 PM
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so....child porn laws were created to protect children
she isnt old enough to make an adult decision, so lets arrest her and charge her as an adult.
got it
she isnt old enough to make an adult decision, so lets arrest her and charge her as an adult.
got it
02-13-2014, 02:07 PM
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Distribution of child pornography is illegal, doesn't matter if you are the one doing the distributing or not.
Honestly this is not the first case of this; this situation is OLD NEWS.
Does anything really ever happen with this though, NO. They just get a slap on the wrist. But maybe it teaches them not to be so slutty at such a young age, so they aren't surprised when their pics end up circulated on 4chan.
Honestly this is not the first case of this; this situation is OLD NEWS.
Does anything really ever happen with this though, NO. They just get a slap on the wrist. But maybe it teaches them not to be so slutty at such a young age, so they aren't surprised when their pics end up circulated on 4chan.
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An odd twist, is that child porn is covered under federal law. But many state laws state you can sleep with a "minor" (16 or 17). In those states it is legal to have sex and see those people naked, but if they send you a pic then both parties are held accountable for the violation of the federal law. It is a weird thing in my opinion.