![]() ![]() While there are those who would like to debate the value or fairness of these laws, I am more concerned with educating parents and teenagers about the legal consequences of sexting. The law simply does not distinguish much between the 40 year old man sharing photos of the children he molests and a 14 year old taking naked photos of his underage girlfriend. Sexting, or sending sexually explicit text messages, videos, and pictures over the internet, is not only rampant among teenagers (and even some pre-teens) but it is also extremely illegal because underage sexting is child pornography. The problem is that teens and parents do not realize that many of the defendants in these child pornography cases are teenagers with camera phones. Like most places, Virginia’s legislators have spent the last decade clamoring for the title of “toughest on pedophiles". ![]() ![]() This is especially true for sex crimes against minors. We are not Texas, but still, Virginia’s legal system has never been called “forgiving". ![]()
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