[URL]http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/teen-sexting-ring-busted-vermont/story?id=14341089[/URL]
[QUOTE]Vermont police said that 22 high school students, ages 14 to 17, took part in a [URL="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=14333799"]teen sexting ring[/URL], using school-issued laptops to view photos of nude and partially nude adolescent girls.
The Milton Police Department said in a statement Wednesday that after investigating the sexting ring for six months, the case was now closed and that [U][I][B]none of the juveniles would face criminal charges[/B][/I][/U].
"We wanted to make it more of an educational experience than ... a punitive experience," said Detective Cpl. Paul Locke. "We don't want a mistake they made at 14 to haunt them their entire life."
Locke said that five male Milton High School students had set up a shared gmail account, [EMAIL="bromail@gmail.com"]bromail@gmail.com[/EMAIL]. They then asked female Milton students to send "indecent" pictures. Seventeen girls responded, sexting pictures to the boys who then forwarded the images to their individual email accounts and then to the group gmail account.
The investigation revealed 30 to 40 "indecent" images and three "indecent" videos of teenage girls. The five boys used netbooks issued by the school to view the images and email them to one another, Locke said.
"They thought it was a good idea at the time," he said. "[B]They said that they didn't realize what they were doing was wrong.[/B]
Milton police were alerted to the sexting ring by the principal of the Milton High School and multiple female students on Feb. 18.
"A few of the girls heard rumors that they might be on this large email account," Lock said. "They got nervous and went to school officials. They thought it got out of hand."
[B]Locke said that technically, these indecent images of underage girls "could be considered child pornography," although in this case they weren't because the pictures were not obtained by adults over 18.
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Instead of facing criminal charges, the students, who all fessed up to the acts, have been referred to the Milton Reparative Board, a community board that will hold them accountable by requiring community service, counseling and education.
The agreement was made with Chittenden County State's Attorney T.J Donovan. "When you send these images out, you lose control of them and there's going consequences ... and we really need to educate young people about frankly some of the dangers of technology," Donovan told the Associated Press.
The decision was made in compliance with a 2009 Vermont law in which minors who are caught "sexting" for the first time can complete a diversion problem to avoid prosecution under the state's child pornography laws.
John Barone, superintendent for the Milton School District, who Milton High School assistant principal Scott Thompson referred all questions to, agreed with the decision not to bring criminal charges against the students, saying the school would use it as an educational opportunity to talk to students about posting inappropriate pictures and logging on to inappropriate sites.
"It's a good opportunity for us as a school district to reflect what our own practices are and what changes or what improvements we need to make," Barone told [URL="http://abcnews.go.com/"]ABCNews.com[/URL]. "This is a learning opportunity for the students but also a learning opportunity for the adults and for the system."
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The second highlight is where I call bullshit.
It's kind of good that they're not being faced with sex offender charges. A lot of people have been charged with that because they have photos of teenagers nude while being teenagers.
[QUOTE]using [B]school-issued[/B] laptops[/QUOTE]
What the fuck were they thinking?
[QUOTE]They then asked female Milton students to send "indecent" pictures. Seventeen girls responded, sexting pictures to the boys who then forwarded the images to their individual email accounts and then to the group gmail account.[/QUOTE]
Is it this easy?
[QUOTE]bromail@gmail.com[/QUOTE]
How did no one take this account name?
[QUOTE=Billiam;31847663]
How did no one take this account name?[/QUOTE]
It is a mystery...
[quote]Although in this case they weren't because the pictures were not obtained by adults over 18[/quote]
That's actually a really good precedent.
[QUOTE=wuzzimu;31847751]That's actually a really good precedent.[/QUOTE]
The only problem I have with that is that it allows for people under 18 to view child porn without repercussions.
[QUOTE=valkery;31847946]The only problem I have with that is that it allows for people under 18 to view child porn without repercussions.[/QUOTE]
To be honest who gives a flying fuck if 14-17 year olds are looking at nude pics of people their own age, in most states you can have sex for crying out loud.
[QUOTE=valkery;31847946]The only problem I have with that is that it allows for people under 18 to view child porn without repercussions.[/QUOTE]
It could easily be adapted to fit age differences.
Either way, how many horny 15-year-olds do you know fapping to CP? They get hard-ons just being in the same space where a girl recently existed
[editline]20th August 2011[/editline]
Also I like how they call this a SEXTING RING like it's a devious cult of serial sexters rather than a bunch of horny kids send each other pictures of their junk.
[QUOTE=SgtCr4zyAlt;31847985]To be honest who gives a flying fuck if 14-17 year olds are looking at nude pics of people their own age, in most states you can have sex for crying out loud.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I couldn't care less about that kind of "violation". It's really not worth pursuing.
Wow, this is the first time I've seen people involved in teenage sexting being referred to as a "Ring".
It's like those people actually think it's reasonable to equate teenagers sending pictures of themselves, to child pornographers sharing with other child pornographers. Fucking ridiculous.
[I]"They thought it was a good idea at the time,"[/I] he said. [I]"They said that they didn't realize what they were doing was wrong."[/I]
Implying that it actually was wrong. Why was that wrong? Hell, they didn't even do anything, they just asked for people to send them "indecent" pictures. And then apperantly the pictures and videos came flooding in. How in the hell is that their fault? If all the pictures sent were of the same people who sent them, I see no problem at all. Their own business.
[I]"When you send these images out, you lose control of them and there's going consequences ... and we really need to educate young people about frankly some of the dangers of technology,"[/I]
I heard somewhere that native americans used to believe that cameras would suck out the soul of a person. This seems like a modern version of that. [I]"Putting images on the internet will suck out your soul!"[/I]. There's going consequences for sure.
OK, who's the asshole that ratted us out?
[b]Teen Sexting Ring[/b]
It makes it sound like some dark, perverted cult when it's a bunch of horny teenagers sending and receiving blurry, low quality pictures of tits and dicks.
Damn, where's that youtube Video about sexting, a single girl sends a guy a nude picture of herself to a guy and all these guys start jizzing everywhere.
where can I sign up.
[QUOTE=sHiBaN;31848181]OK, who's the asshole that ratted us out?[/QUOTE]
:dance:
Na-na-na-na-na-na. He-he-he-he-he-he.
I really don't get this whole situation and sexting in general. So we are punishing teenage boys.....for being teenage boys?
Whats next! Boys fucking girls? What has this world come to!
Oh no, teenagers having an ounce of sexuality! This must be stopped!
[QUOTE=valkery;31847946]The only problem I have with that is that it allows for people under 18 to view child porn without repercussions.[/QUOTE]
Not exactly. There's a difference between teenage girls with enough maturity to willingly take pictures of themselves, versus having an 8 year old being forced to take pictures of themselves.
Besides, this is a great precedent. Instead of completely ruining a teenager's life because he's going through a time period in his life where he's becoming very interested in the opposite sex, the officers decided to teach them a lesson. If sexuality wasn't such taboo, people might be more up to discussing these issues instead of just dishing out huge punishments.
I'm really glad this has been set as a precedent. While I don't think girl should be sending nude pictures of themselves around, it is great that the law(at least in vermont) finally acknowledges giving them an alternative to being charged with child pornography and put on a sex offenders list for the rest of their life.
So you can have sex all you want legally because you're above the age of consent, but you're fucked if you send pictures naked (a safer form of sexual-satisfaction)?
Thank god these perverted pedophiles have been captured, they could have threatened the very fabric of our nation with their dirty pictures
Praise jesus amen
Well, the problem with teenagers having pictures of other girls in their age isn't becaus they're acting, though passively, upon their sexual attractions to girls their age.
The problem is that you shouldn't be sending pictures of yourself naked to other people no matter their age. If people, no matter age, want more of it they support teens sending / putting up pictures of themselves naked.
[editline]20th August 2011[/editline]
I'm not saying boys who look at naked girls (or vice versa) should be arrested or anything but they should really be warned and taught that there it's not harmless.
I think if you're under 18, who gives a rats ass who you send pictures of anything to, as long as they are under 18 as well. Boo fucking hoo if it gets spread, but most kids are at least bright enough to not show/send it to adults.
[QUOTE=cyclocius;31848189][b]Teen Sexting Ring[/b]
It makes it sound like some dark, perverted cult when it's a bunch of horny teenagers sending and receiving blurry, low quality pictures of tits and dicks.
Damn, where's that youtube Video about sexting, a single girl sends a guy a nude picture of herself to a guy and all these guys start jizzing everywhere.[/QUOTE]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koe4Z8RrrJc[/media]
[QUOTE=MightyMax;31849479]I think if you're under 18, who gives a rats ass who you send pictures of anything to, as long as they are under 18 as well. Boo fucking hoo if it gets spread, but most kids are at least bright enough to not show/send it to adults.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but if it actually gets spread, it's likely some adult is gonna get their hands on it and at that point it can really be considered child porn if not earlier.
Pics or it didnt happen
[QUOTE=Antdawg;31849574]Pics or it didnt happen[/QUOTE]
Couldn't have said it better myself.
[QUOTE=ionuttzu;31849499][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koe4Z8RrrJc[/media][/QUOTE]
This video contains content from EMI, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds.
Sometimes I really REALLY hate my country.
I blame video games for this atrocity. It's games like Grand Theft Auto: Modern Warfare X that lead to these things
Sexting's lame.
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