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Teh One Who Knocks
04-11-2017, 02:54 PM
7 News Denver


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DENVER (AP) -- Frequent teen sexting has given Colorado a dilemma when it comes to criminal charges. When is a naughty photo between teens a modern form of flirting? And when is it child pornography?

State lawmakers are going to debate the topic Tuesday when a House committee takes up two sexting measures.

The first bill creates a new crime of posting private images by a juvenile. That's when a youth shares nude photos without the depicted youth's consent.

The second bill makes it a crime for a youth to have a sexually explicit image of himself or herself or of another juvenile.

The proposed new crimes would not be considered sexual exploitation of a child, the current charge. Lawmakers debated teen sexting last year but were unable to settle on a solution.

deebakes
04-12-2017, 01:49 AM
:-k

RBP
04-12-2017, 02:15 AM
But there's another question. What is the exact same image on an adult's phone?

deebakes
04-12-2017, 02:28 AM
inappropriate :shrug:

RBP
04-12-2017, 02:36 AM
inappropriate :shrug:

In all cases, yes. I've just never understood how that gets reconciled legally. The phone in a high school kid's hand = misdemeanor possession of a sexting image. Hand the phone to dad and it = felony exploitation of a child. :-k

deebakes
04-12-2017, 03:29 AM
technology is a bitch sometimes :shrug: