10-08-2008, 06:15 PM
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15yo girl sends nude photos of herself; may become a sex offender.
I find it hard to believe that they would do this to the 15yo girl, she's just a kid. She still has a lot of growing up to do, and its not like she was sending photo's of someone else. They were photo's of herself. What's even more disgusting is that these people which were sent these photo's will be charged as well even though they had no control over what's being sent to them.. I can understand some kind of a curfew; no cell phone, no internet etc.. But this; massive fail.. 
What do you guys think?
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Prosecutor: Girl ignored warning by school officials
NEWARK — School officials pulled aside a Licking Valley High School student and warned her about nude cell-phone photographs immediately after a presentation from the Licking County Prosecutor’s Office on the same subject, according to a press release from Prosecutor Ken Oswalt.
A month later the 15-year-old girl was charged for allegedly doing exactly what she was cautioned against.
“School officials have reported to me that after my presentation at her school they specifically confronted this girl regarding concerns they had and they specifically warned her to take heed of the message she heard from my presentation,” Oswalt wrote in the release. “Thus, this girl got a personal face-to-face warning of the consequences of this behavior.”
Why LVHS staff decided to single out this girl, who is facing a child pornography charge that could require her to register as a sexual offender for 20 years, Oswalt would not say.
She is accused of taking nude photographs of herself and sending them to others, who may also potentially face a judge for possessing pictures of a minor in a state of nudity.
Arrested on Friday, the teen pleaded deny — the juvenile equivalent of not guilty — on Monday to one count each of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, a second-degree felony, and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony.
Throughout his statement on the case, Oswalt notes the effort undertaken to avoid this situation, including hosting assemblies at high schools in the county to educate students on the legalities and risks of this conduct.
“It appears that most juveniles around Licking County who otherwise may have been inclined to engage in this type of behavior have, fortunately, gotten the message ... for some reasons this young lady did not get that message. It was not for lack of trying,” he wrote.
Oswalt said that his office could proffer a recommendation on whether the juvenile defendant should register as a sex offender if convicted because of the language in the law that allows the judge to make that decision.
He declined to comment on whether this girl, if found delinquent, should be classified as a Tier II offender.
Another development possible is a transfer of the case to a neighboring county, he said.
The defendant is a foster child and often times Oswalt said disposition — or sentencing as it is known in adult court — could occur in the county where her agency is located. Classification hearings take place after, or in conjunction with, that hearing.
Oswalt met with superintendents in the county this morning — a meeting planned before this case came to light — and the cell-phone issue became one topic of discussion.
There isn’t a whole lot schools can do about cell phones, aside from enforce their own policies.
At Licking Valley, phones are not allowed to be turned on or visible during the school day, Principal Wes Weaver said. Various penalties include having the phone confiscated for varying times, and eventually a possible suspension.
But when looking at the contents of a cell phone, the school follows the law and only checks something out when there is reasonable suspicion.
“The law on this is a little bit of a gray area,” Weaver said. “If we feel like it’s important, then we can do that.”
If the school learns that the phone might contain something that is against another school policy or the law, such as cheating or inappropriate pictures, the school can look at it.
Also, if a phone is in a student’s locker, which is considered school property, it can be searched, Weaver said.
Weaver sent an e-mail message to parents in response to the incident at the school, and hopes that parents become more involved with how their children are using their phones.
“It was kind of a reminder,” he said, “Maybe now is a good time to talk to your kids about cell phones.”
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Last edited by Kusko; 10-08-2008 at 06:16 PM.
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We really need to get our priorities straight in this country!! The law exists to protect 15 year old girls(a debatable issue that doesn't need to be addressed now), but they are using it to do the very opposite, and hurt a 15 year old girl!! Why are people in this country so stupid?
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