15yr-old US girl facing porn charges for 'sexting'.Byline: ANI Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): An American girl is facing child pornography Child pornography is the visual representation of minors under the age of 18 engaged in sexual activity or the visual representation of minors engaging in lewd or erotic behavior designed to arouse the viewer's sexual interest. charges after she allegedly "sexted" nude pictures of herself over the Internet. 'Sexting' is a term used for the practice of sending nude or semi-nude pictures of oneself to others via cell phone or the Internet. The 15-year-old girl from central Pennsylvania has been charged as a juvenile with possessing, distributing and creating child pornography, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Clearfield County District Attorney William Shaw. Authorities allege that the girl, who lives with her mother, sent the pictures to a 27-year-old man, with whom she communicated on the MySpace networking Web site. Shaw has said that after the police found the images on the man's computer, he has also been charged with unlawful sexual activity, reports CBS News. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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