“Teens shouldn’t Sext, it leads to lots of trouble.”
This comment came for some in the audience at Spotlight on Teen Dating Violence: Upload Awareness and PADV agrees! According to Ross and Pines, LLC, an Atlanta attorney group, “Sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones. Did you know that sexting is a crime!? According to Georgia state sex statutes were written before cell phones and the Internet. As a result, sexting fits under child pornography laws. Depending on the details of the case, a sexting offense could be prosecuted as either a misdemeanor or felony. For a felony conviction, the sentence could be a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison, and a person's name would appear on Georgia's sex offender registry for at least 15 years.”
So teens, when it comes to sexting, its best to steer clear. Not only is it illegal, but those images can be used by a controlling partner or a bully to blackmail you. 3 in 10 young people have sent or received nude pictures of other young people on their cell or online. With the rapid nature of the internet you could end up on websites that you may never even see. Don’t be a statistic, keep the private pics private.
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