No. You see if it were a female teacher/male student, they'd be in the clear. Male teacher/female student and they'll be significant jail time.

Female student/female teacher MAY get jail time and a lot of interest.

Male student/Male teacher must be at a catholic school.

/Not that there's anything wrong with that.
//Actually, I guess there is something wrong with that.

Shaw says this type of behavior is becoming an epidemic in our region, and that these kids have to be held responsible

How about the lawmakers start being responsible for passing this garbage legislation? What a moran.

So what happened to the 27 year old? I'm assuming he got rid of it so he's ok, but still. . .

At least she didn't just have them on her phone. I think if they are underage and take pictures of themselves and don't send them out, there is no crime. Hell, even sending them to kids their own age shouldn't be an issue. It's stupid as hell, but we can't stop hormones from taking over, so why try?

The Clearfield County District Attorney, Bill Shaw Jr., says even when a teenager takes naked pictures of themselves, it's still considered child pornography and could be a felony.

so if a teenager took some naked pics of themselves and mailed them out to every member of the state legislature.....we could arrest ALL of them for dealing in kiddie porn?

adamgreeney: So what happened to the 27 year old? I'm assuming he got rid of it so he's ok, but still. . .

At least she didn't just have them on her phone. I think if they are underage and take pictures of themselves and don't send them out, there is no crime. Hell, even sending them to kids their own age shouldn't be an issue. It's stupid as hell, but we can't stop hormones from taking over, so why try?

The 27 year old is facing charges also. According to the interpretation of "possession of child pornography" by the police officer in the newscast, he considers her guilty of "manufacture and possession of child pornography" even if she doesn't send it out. If she sends it out she is also guilty of Distribution of Child Pornography. The world we live in...wow.

Weaver95: so if a teenager took some naked pics of themselves and mailed them out to every member of the state legislature.....we could arrest ALL of them for dealing in kiddie porn?

Good point. Would they all be in possession of kiddie porn? I suspect the answer is yes. I'm not a child anymore or I'd send them all pictures of my penis to see how this would pan out. I think it's legal for me to send WIE as long as its to other adults though.

thatmanfromtexas: The 27 year old is facing charges also. According to the interpretation of "possession of child pornography" by the police officer in the newscast, he considers her guilty of "manufacture and possession of child pornography" even if she doesn't send it out. If she sends it out she is also guilty of Distribution of Child Pornography. The world we live in...wow.

There was an interesting essay in "Newsweek" about this. The headline was something like, "If a 15-year old girl sends naughty valentine's day pictures to her 15-year old boyfriend, is it really child pornography?

adamgreeney: So what happened to the 27 year old? I'm assuming he got rid of it so he's ok, but still. . .

Then he gets hit with evidence tampering on top of everything else.

So, if you dig a hole and someone shoots you and buries you in it, are you guilty of murder? Or better yet, if you buy the gun that someone uses to shoot you?

If you're sloppy with your "identity" documents (birth cert, SSN, D/L) and someone takes them, are YOU guilty of identity theft?

According to Penn. law, a 15 year old can legally have sex with a 13-18 year old (via Wiki). But if they tape the act, they're creating child pornography?

Seems to me that, if the reason that CP is illegal is that it victimizes the child, then arresting the child is a bit of double victimization, yes?

Sir Cumference the Flatulent: adamgreeney: So what happened to the 27 year old? I'm assuming he got rid of it so he's ok, but still. . .

Then he gets hit with evidence tampering on top of everything else.

Bullshiat.

So what if the pictures are unsolicited? This is a *hypothetical* situation of course. . .

I have an employee thats 17. His girlfriend is 17. If he drunkenly sends me a picture of her topless one night without provocation and I delete it immediately, i'm still brought up for child porn? If that is the case then we need to put Weavers plan into action. Different situation need different handling.

dahmers love zombie: So, if you dig a hole and someone shoots you and buries you in it, are you guilty of murder? Or better yet, if you buy the gun that someone uses to shoot you?

If you're sloppy with your "identity" documents (birth cert, SSN, D/L) and someone takes them, are YOU guilty of identity theft?

According to Penn. law, a 15 year old can legally have sex with a 13-18 year old (via Wiki). But if they tape the act, they're creating child pornography?

Seems to me that, if the reason that CP is illegal is that it victimizes the child, then arresting the child is a bit of double victimization, yes?

It's an idiotic implication of the laws as written, but no politicians going to change it, because doing anything seen as weaking child porn laws in any way is political suicide.

Weaver95: so if a teenager took some naked pics of themselves and mailed them out to every member of the state legislature.....we could arrest ALL of them for dealing in kiddie porn?

Well, we can TRY!

This is in no way a solicitation to 16 year old girls to engage in lewd conduct, but oh, honey, if you're gonna take one for the team then get the emails for the entire federal government, first.

dahmers love zombie: According to Penn. law, a 15 year old can legally have sex with a 13-18 year old (via Wiki). But if they tape the act, they're creating child pornography?

Being that it's legal to produce porn, but illegal to solicit a prostitute, what if you went up to a hooker said I'll pay you $200 to have sex with me and let my buddy film it, wouldn't you both be safe from prosecution?

Useless without pics?

Yep. Useless without pics.

FlyingLizardOfDoom: Useless without pics?

Correction: NAKED pics.
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didnt happen. no pics lol jk

ok...not news...get over it

He says they could be stalked, kidnapped, raped, or even killed.

So if they send fully-clothed pictures they couldn't be stalked, kidnapped, raped or even killed?

complete and utter BS. Someone needs to pester that DA until he pulls his head out of his ass.

Most states have a policy that people cannot be convicted of crimes that were designed to protect themselves as a class. A 15 year old girl cannot be an accessory to statutory rape.

Seems like a sensible policy to me. Is that not the law in Pennsylvania, or is the state attorney a retard?

overlord: He says they could be stalked, kidnapped, raped, or even killed.

So if they send fully-clothed pictures they couldn't be stalked, kidnapped, raped or even killed?

Sorry, no.
The pictures must be naked.
No frames, or glass, or even Laminations will be accepted.

thread useless without pics

Wow...I hope that she ends up having to go door to door telling people in her neighborhood that she's a convicted sex offender for the rest of her life.

...and at 16...

...can we make sure she's not allowed within 1000 feet of a school? Preferably the one she attends?

fritton: complete and utter BS. Someone needs to pester that DA until he pulls his head out of his ass.

are you kidding? this is Pennsylvannia. Not only does the state government have a LEGAL MONOPOLY on the sale of liquor, but it's still possible to have a 3 car pile up on a major highway after colliding with a horse and buggy.

the legal system is still not sure how to handle these 'magic boxes' that people speak into from time to time. And that new fangled 'intertube' thingie is just completely mind blowing to the state legislature. They keep trying to find out who owns it so they can tax the bastards.

How old is 15, really?

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So if you still have a naked picture of a H.S. girlfriend that was under 18 at the time(even though she is over age now, and you was under age at the time you received it) you are a sex offender with kiddie pron.

I let my 19 year old girlfriend take nude pics of me when I was 17, does that mean she took advantage of me?

This is a problem because old farts and teenagers are light years different in technology and in attitudes.

The persuasiveness of pornography available to teenagers through the internet have lightened up their attitudes concerning their own naked bodies.

While the average 56 year old procescuter still feels guilty about viewing skinemax in a hotel room while away from his wife.

Those of us in the middle (around 32 like myself) have seen this divide growing between the two camps. And from my position it is going to get much worse. 10 years from now you are gonna have every teenager in America upload HD porn of themselves.

In the end you simply can't put half of the teenage population in prison for child porn charges.

Much like the RIAA and music, this battle was over from the beginning.

Someone needs to explain the psychology of unnecessary, harmful litigation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA-zdh_bQBo

sober: thread useless without pics

I tried googling for that stick figure CP...

Stick figure with boobs and a speech bubble proclaiming "Im 12!"


Probably would earn me a ban on nufark

Someone needs to return to law school & get a refresher on proscecutorial discretion. Guess he'll be starring in the DA"s Gone Wild! video.

this link is useless without pictures

Most retarded laws ever. They might as well start charging little boys with child molestation whenever they masturbate.

Yeah, the girl who is too young (in the eyes of the law) to make an informed decision as to whether or not she is ready to have sex with someone is totally old enough to make an informed decision about sending naked photos of herself to people and as such should be considered culpable.

That's just dumb.

GregoryD: This is a problem because old farts and teenagers are light years different in technology and in attitudes.

The persuasiveness of pornography available to teenagers through the internet have lightened up their attitudes concerning their own naked bodies.

While the average 56 year old procescuter still feels guilty about viewing skinemax in a hotel room while away from his wife.

Those of us in the middle (around 32 like myself) have seen this divide growing between the two camps. And from my position it is going to get much worse. 10 years from now you are gonna have every teenager in America upload HD porn of themselves.

In the end you simply can't put half of the teenage population in prison for child porn charges.

Much like the RIAA and music, this battle was over from the beginning.

A Brave New World indeed.

We most prosecute child pornography to the highest order of the law so that we can protect these young and innocent from the diabolic evil doers who seek only to exploit them. If young, sexually-mature-but-legally-not-mature men and women photograph themselves, then we must act swiftly to protect them from themselves. We must give them adult criminal records to deter them from ever harming themselves again and further slandering the image of post-pubertal non-adults! We must ensure that these acts are prosecuted to teh same extent as more serious child pornography acts; the end result should be to do as much or more negative harm to these indiiduals as we purport they have done to themselves. We must also rely on technicalities to make sure there is no confusion between willingly sending a picture and 'consenting' to have their picture taken -- even if they are their own photography.

Shaw says this type of behavior is becoming an epidemic in our region, and that these kids have to be held responsible.

Bet he doesn't say this when some hoebag 17-year-old with a history of sexual activity seduces a 23-year-old teacher.

And I bet that they even try her as an adult.

YourOwnMedicine: Yeah, the girl who is too young (in the eyes of the law) to make an informed decision as to whether or not she is ready to have sex with someone is totally old enough to make an informed decision about sending naked photos of herself to people and as such should be considered culpable.

That's just dumb.

i'm still annoyed that we give 16 year old kids permission to send a couple tons of glass, steel, rubber and plastic hurtling down the highway at breakneck speeds.

Holy crap people!!!!!...age is A NUMBER...nothing more.
I really wish this misguided country would wake up and realize that maturity and decision making abilities have NOTHING to do with how long a person has been alive. I know some people are going to say that this is not true and I understand that a 5 year old can't make all of his own choices correctly...but come on...16, wake up! that is old enough in most civilized societies.

Age bases laws only exist so that the enforcing bodies can make a profit enforcing them. If you are mature enough mentally to have sex, drink, drive, or whatever at age 12 so be it....if you are an immature arse at age 40 and can't do those tings responsibly so be it....EITHER WAY WE DO NOT NEED LAWS TO PREVENT IT.

We deserve this stupid shiat. We've done it to ourselves.

Weaver95: i'm still annoyed that we give 16 year old kids permission to send a couple tons of glass, steel, rubber and plastic hurtling down the highway at breakneck speeds.

They can't pay taxes if they don't work.

pvd021: Most retarded laws ever. They might as well start charging little boys with child molestation whenever they masturbate.

Whoa, let's not give the people in power any ideas now.

GregoryD: This is a problem because old farts and teenagers are light years different in technology and in attitudes.

The persuasiveness of pornography available to teenagers through the internet have lightened up their attitudes concerning their own naked bodies.

While the average 56 year old procescuter still feels guilty about viewing skinemax in a hotel room while away from his wife.

Those of us in the middle (around 32 like myself) have seen this divide growing between the two camps. And from my position it is going to get much worse BETTER. 10 years from now you are gonna have every teenager in America upload HD porn of themselves.

In the end you simply can't put half of the teenage population in prison for child porn charges.

Much like the RIAA and music, this battle was over from the beginning.

anonib step aside, anonvb is here.


/im already sitting over here, i cant sit over there any further man!!

My buddy was working on his daughter's laptop to clear up some malware she had on it...

long story short, he comes across a folder labeled "nude pics for brian" or whatever his name was. She didn't exactly try to hide it...so he opens it up thinking "WTF?" and sure enough, dozens of pics of her fully naked, spread eagle, everything.

I thought it was kinda hot, but then again I'm not her dad. If I were him I'd whoop up on her boyfriend and her.....

This is absolutely ridiculous. she's 15. We don't trust her to drive, vote, drink, handle her own finances, or have sex with other people. Yet she is going to be on the hook for one of the scariest criminal charges that modern jurisprudence can throw at someone?

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benlonghair:
Being that it's legal to produce porn, but illegal to solicit a prostitute, what if you went up to a hooker said I'll pay you $200 to have sex with me and let my buddy film it, wouldn't you both be safe from prosecution?

Maybe, if you and your buddy have a film production company and the prostitute is hired by you, as an actress, with all the paperwork in order.

Bill Shaw Jr. is a wentz of epic proportions