By: Melissa Leyva & Connie Villarreal
OBJECTIVES
Increase
Awareness of “SEXTING”
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Consequences Of “SEXTING”
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Importance Of understanding Effects on children
What is “SEXTING”?
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An Explosion Of SEXTING
Is Spreading across the
world!
What started as risqué
Fun among
Teens Has spread and is
leading to serious
consequences'
Teen “SEXTING” Craze leading to child
pornography arrests I n U.S.
Pennsylvania
Six high school students
arrested on child
pornography charges
OHIO
19 year old
cheerleading
Coach Is Convicted
on
Indecency Charges
TEXAS
13 year old boy arrested
on
Child pornography after
receiving
a nude photo
Is My Teen “ SEXTING”?
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The % of teenagers who have sent or posted nude or semi-nude pictures
or video of themselves:
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20% of teenagers overall
22% of teen girls
18% of teen boys
11% of young teen girls ages 13-16
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The % of teenagers sending or posting sexually suggestive messages:
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39% of all teenagers
37% of teen girls
40% of teen boys
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15 % of teenagers who have sent or posted nude or seminude images of
themselves say they have done so to someone they only knew online.
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48 % of teenagers say they have received such messages
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71 % of teen girls and 67% of teen guys who have sent or posted
sexually suggestive content say they have sent or posted this content to
a boyfriend or girlfriend.
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21 % of teenage girls and 39% of teen boys say they have sent such
content to someone they wanted to date or hook up with.
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44 % of both teen girls and teen boys say it is common for sexually
suggestive text messages to get shared with people other than the
intended recipient.
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36 % of teen girls and 39 % of teen boys say it is common for nude or
semi-nude photos to get shared with people other than the intended
recipient.
Why Are Teens “SEXTING”?
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51 % of teen girls say pressure from a guy is a reason girls send sexy
messages or images; only 18 % of teen boys cited pressure from female
counterparts as a reason.
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66 % of teen girls and 60% of teen boys say they did so to be “fun or
flirtatious”; their most common reason for sending sexy content.
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52 % of teenage girls used sexting as a “sexy present” for their
boyfriend.
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40 % of teenage girls said they sent sexually suggestive messages or
images as “a joke.”
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34 % of teen girls say they sent or posted sexually suggestive content
to “feel sexy.”
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12 % of teen girls felt “pressured” to send sexually suggestive messages
or images.
Four Roles In SEXTING
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The Person In The Picture
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The Person Taking The Picture
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The Person Sending The Picture
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The Person Receiving The Picture
CONSEQUENCES
What Teens do not realize is just
How serious the consequences of SEXTING
Can Be!
THE LAW
It’s Illegal Under the Federal and State
Child-Pornography law to
create, Posses, or Distribute
explicit pictures of a minor
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serious legal consequences
Charges May Include
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Indecency with a child
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Indecent exposure
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Possession of child pornography
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Distribution Of Child Pornography
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There are serious legal consequences up to and
including
felony sex offenses for sending
sexually explicit photos to a minor,
even if you are a minor yourself. If Convicted in
Texas the Teens have to register as sex offenders.
CRIMINAL RECORDS
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A Big Challenge for
prosecutors is to determine
at what scale of severity
and accountability should
be assigned.
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A Permanent Record,
Whether juvenile or
criminal for any sex related
crime could have serious
lifetime consequences for
both parent and child.
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According to the National Conference
of State Legislatures, at least nine
States introduced legislation aimed at
SEXTING.
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UTAH
New law makes it a
misdemeanor rather than
a felony for children 17
or younger.
VERMONT
Minors charged with
SEXTING will be sent to
juvenile court.
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Legal Cases
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Virginia: An assistant principal was charged with
possession of child pornography and related crimes after he
was asked to investigate a sexting incident at the school he
worked at.
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Indiana: A teenage boy was indicted on felony obscenity
charges for allegedly sending a photo of his genitals to
several classmates.
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Orlando: An 18 year old boy sought revenge on his former
girlfriend, 16, by e-mailing nude photos of her to tons of
people, including her parents. Charged with sending child
pornography, the teen now finds himself on the state sex
offender registry.
What Can Parents Do?
Educate
Your child
On SEXTING
Check Your
Childs Cell
Phone
Set Rules
(Contract)
COMMUNICATE
Talk
Morals,
Relationships,
Reputation
Talk
Consequences,
Legal
Ramifications
Embrace
Technology