Photo by Courtesy of Focus on the Family. Under state law, juveniles convicted of such sex crimes could be jailed, fined thousand of dollars and conceivably be labeled a sex offender for life. Sharing a nude photo of a pre-teen, as in this case, could be considered distribution of child pornography. A year-old received a photo of another pre-teen posing naked and forwarded it to a friend and then it spread to others, according to news reports. They are asking parents to talk to their children about the dangers and criminal consequences of such actions, and to attend an upcoming Intention Prevention town hall meeting. Lindorf said the district regularly holds classes for students about such concerns, including internet and phone safety, and plans to have more. Ironically, many parents buy cell phones for their kids for safety reasons.
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Sexting or "sex texting" is sending or getting sexually explicit or suggestive images, messages, or video on a smartphone or through the Internet. Most teens have various ways to get online, Smartphones, tablets, and laptops all can be used in private. It's very easy for teens to create and share personal photos and videos of themselves without their parents knowing about it. Girls may sext as a joke, as a way of getting attention, or because of peer pressure or pressure from guys. Guys sometimes blame "pressure from friends. And teens get some backup for that when lewd celebrity pictures and videos go mainstream. Instead of ruined careers or humiliation, the consequences are often greater fame and reality TV shows. Teens should understand that messages, pictures, or videos sent via the Internet or smartphones are never truly private or anonymous. In seconds they can be out there for all the world to see. Even if the image, video, or text was only meant for one person, after it's sent or posted, it's out of your teen's control.
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Please purchase a subscription to read our premium content. If you have a subscription, please log in or sign up for an account on our website to continue. Register now for a FREE account to keep reading. There's no cost and no credit card required. Already registered? Click the login link below. Updated: November 14, pm. A McLoughlin Middle School paraeducator pleaded innocent this week to having sex with a year-old student and sending him nude photos of herself. Two other male students, ages 14 and 15, also reported having a similar relationships with Megan Deleon, 25, of Pasco.
Print article. Your tween daughter is so self-conscious about her body that getting her into a dressing room to try on her first bra required the slippery recruiting skills of a veteran MI5 spy. In a logical world, there would be no reason to imagine that any of these kids is snapping photos of their nascent naked naughty bits and texting them to others. Sexting in middle school sounds crazy. When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention anonymously surveyed more than 1, middle school students in Los Angeles, 20 percent reported having received a sext. And a random sampling of 1, users of the Internet safety tool Bark found that 5 percent of sixth through eighth graders exchanged sexually explicit material electronically with another person. Tweens and teens who send naked pictures may not necessarily be motivated by an interest in sex. Younger tweens may not even understand why anyone would ask them for naked pictures. The desire for peer validation is completely developmentally appropriate, Ayub says.
