Somebody please, think of the children! Students face child porn charges for sexting
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[url=http://wyckoff.patch.com/articles/eisenhower-parents-alerted-about-sexting-incident]Source+Video[/url]
[release]Principal Stephen Raimo said images exchanged between several students were "sexual in nature and highly inappropriate."
[I]UPDATE: [url=http://wyckoff.patch.com/articles/thursday-amnesty-deadline-for-eisenhower-sexting-images]Thursday is the deadline[/url] for students to delete the images or face child porn charges.[/I]
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Interscholastic sports will be retained at Eisenhower Middle School, at an as-yet undetermined cost to parents.[/quote]
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7th graders get together and share inappropiate material through Bluetooth.[/quote]
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Definitely CP.[/quote]
Parents of Eisenhower Middle schoolers were greeted to an alarming email blast from Principal Stephen Raimo Tuesday morning about [url=http://wyckoff.patch.com/articles/eisenhower-sexting-scandel-will-parents-hear-the-wakeup-call-2]a sexting incident between several students[/url] that's now being investigated by the Wyckoff Police Department.
The letter from Raimo read in part, "Unfortunately, I need to inform you that it has come to our attention that some students at Eisenhower have recently sent or received inappropriate images of a sexual nature via cell phone. We are all deeply concerned about the impact this has on the children, and that is why we feel it is necessary to inform all parents/guardians to the extent possible that this has happened."
Raimo told Patch school officials became aware of the sexting on Monday. "It came to our attention in general way that some children were upset with one another. In our discussions it became clear some kids believed inappropriate messages were being sent. Some said they had seen images that were upsetting," Raimo said. "We investigated and found out it was true that the images were being transmitted."
Raimo said approximately five children were involved in the image exchange between cell phones and that the images themselves were "sexual in nature and highly inappropriate."
The sexting incident, Raimo said, is the first the school has had since a similar incident in 2008. Raimo said he would be speaking to the 7th and 8th grade classes today to tell them directly to delete any inappropriate images they may have received immediately.
"Between four to five children that we're aware of were directly exposed to the situation, but kids being kids I’m sure many more probably know about this, so as principal it's my job to alert them if they're aware of this or if they’ve received it they are to delete it," Raimo said. "This is one of the challenges that parents and school officials face with technology when it's inappropriately used...that it can spread so quickly."
Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox said no criminal charges would be filed against students found to be in possession of those images yet, but that would change as of Thursday. "Anyone with those images on their phones have until Thursday to get rid of them or they will be arrested and charged. We're talking child pornography charges," Fox said. "It's serious and you don't want to go there."
Fox added, "It's an unfortunate part of the tech age we live in...the immediate transfer of information. Kids in middle school and high school can do stupid things and this is a stupid thing to be doing."
Eisenhower PTO president Corrin Scher has a 7th grader enrolled at the school and said while concerned about the incident itself, she was pleased with the swift response from school officials.
"I think they're doing everything they can to help the kids through something that's unfortunate. I'd also encourage parents to use this as an opportunity to talk to kids about how their immediate behavior could have lasting effects," she said. "It's unfortunate that this is prevalent in society today and it's clear we need to talk to kids more now as they get older, not less."
Fox said he expects parents to be waiting by the door when their children return home. "My hope is parents throughout town, when their kids come home from school, they’ll say 'I want to see your cell phone. I want to see what pictures you have'. Hopefully this will be enough of a learning experience for kids to understand that they just can’t do this."[/release]
hold on a second, so if you're 15 and have naked pictures of your 15 year old gf on your own phone you're going to be charged with child pornography?
[highlight][B]THAT'S FUCKING BULLSHIT!![/B][/highlight]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koe4Z8RrrJc[/media]
Sexting is a beautiful thing.
these laws need to be fixed i mean honestly they benefit no one
Wyckoff Police Department.
Just wow.
I am very surprised they are being given a chance to delete the images, that's actually very generous of them.
oh my gawd someone saw someone elses penis shut everything down
I can imagine shit like this will happen:
"Miss, you're under arrest for child pornography. You have an image of a naked boy on your phone."
"...[b]But he's older than me![/b]"
So wait, you would get in less trouble for having sex with them than having nudes of them?
[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;29957118][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koe4Z8RrrJc[/media]
Sexting is a beautiful thing.[/QUOTE]
amazing video changed my life
Isn't the point of this so there is [b]no[/b] thinking of the children?
Seriously?
This won't stop ANYONE.
I was under the impression that it only counts as child porn if someone else takes the shot and directs it and everything? It's not if the children do it.
I don't know why I thought this, but I always have.
[release]Fox said he expects parents to be waiting by the door when their children return home. "My hope is parents throughout town, when their kids come home from school, they’ll say 'I want to see your cell phone. I want to see what pictures you have'. [B]Hopefully this will be enough of a learning experience for kids to understand that they just can’t do this."[/B][/release]
Why not? Do you just think they don't deserve the right to do it, you sack of shit?
I don't understand how sexting is illegal when the age of consent is lower than the age for porn. Wouldn't it make more sense, given that sexting is a safer alternative to be supporting this alternative?
[release]Hopefully this will be enough of a learning experience for kids to understand that they just can’t do this."[/release]
Says who? Jesus?
blah blah about having until thursday or porn charges
how the fuck would they know? search all phones?
i bet they wouldn't believe me for saying I don't have one
*cough* older generations not understanding *cough*
give it 20 years we will be in power and some major laws will change
Basically: Sext your boyfriend/girlfriend and you are a sexual offender for the rest of your life.
Seriously, this is one of the most unfair laws ever. TEENAGERS ARE CURIOUS AND MAKE MISTAKES. Why not just lecture the kid if he/she's caught? Is there really a need to ruin their life over it?
[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;29957118][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koe4Z8RrrJc[/media]
Sexting is a beautiful thing.[/QUOTE]
lol why is wake up the soundtrack to this?
can never ever listen to funeral ever again
[QUOTE=Sanius;29959178][release]Hopefully this will be enough of a learning experience for kids to understand that they just can’t do this."[/release]
Says who? Jesus?[/QUOTE]
Hence my earlier post. I had hoped there weren't many adults left in power who still considered minors deserving of lesser rights, guess I was wrong.
[editline]20th May 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=SoaringScout;29959742]Seriously, this is one of the most unfair laws ever. TEENAGERS ARE CURIOUS AND MAKE MISTAKES. Why not just lecture the kid if he/she's caught? Is there really a need to ruin their life over it?[/QUOTE]
Why is a lecture even necessary? Who does sexting even hurt?
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;29956757]hold on a second, so if you're 15 and have naked pictures of your 15 year old gf on your own phone you're going to be charged with child pornography?[/QUOTE]
How the hell can you justify the existence of erotic picture of underage people? It's child pornography no matter who has got the content.
[QUOTE=Cassel;29961331]How the hell can you justify the existence of erotic picture of underage people? It's child pornography no matter who has got the content.[/QUOTE]
If a 15 year-old owns pornographic images of his 15 year-old girlfriend, it should be no more illegal than what it would be if adults did the same.
[QUOTE=Cassel;29961331]How the hell can you justify the existence of erotic picture of underage people? It's child pornography no matter who has got the content.[/QUOTE]
Child pornography is bad because it psychologically traumatizes the children who are forced into it's production.
A 15 year old and his 15 year old girlfriend sharing nudes isn't the same thing.
This reminds me of the law in the UK. You can legally have sex at 16 but you're not allowed to take pictures of it until you're 18. Kind of infers that you should close your eyes too, so you don't take a mental picture. THOUGHTCRIME!!!
[QUOTE=Cassel;29961331]How the hell can you justify the existence of erotic picture of underage people? It's child pornography no matter who has got the content.[/QUOTE]
How the hell can you justify imprisoning teenagers and placing them on a sex offender registry for the rest of their lives just because they have some nude pictures of their girlfriend/boyfriend on their phone?
You're charged for having Child Pornography on your phone. Even though you have absolutely no control on when it was put on your phone because it was sent to you!
Sexting is much more harmless than real sex at the ages this shit is talking about, and as such, should probably be encouraged, not discouraged
[QUOTE=Hezzy;29962058]This reminds me of the law in the UK. You can legally have sex at 16 but you're not allowed to take pictures of it until you're 18. Kind of infers that you should close your eyes too, so you don't take a mental picture. THOUGHTCRIME!!![/QUOTE]
Yeah exactly. In many states there is a Romeo and Juliet law, basically meaning that if the kids are within 2 years of each other, they get a reduced sentence, if they get one at all. But apparently you can't own pictures of them.
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Pictures of the children? Niceee.
I have pics from when I was 16 on my hard drive, somewhere. :ohdear:
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