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Teen sexting .

Teen sexting . . Sexting?. Teens said that they did it to be flirty or sexy. Others say it in response to a suggestive message. Others say they felt obligated to do so. . The law and sexting. You can face felony obscenity charges Child pornography Probation Community service

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Teen sexting .

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  1. Teen sexting.

  2. Sexting? • Teens said that they did it to be flirty or sexy. • Others say it in response to a suggestive message. • Others say they felt obligated to do so.

  3. The law and sexting • You can face felony obscenity charges • Child pornography • Probation • Community service • Wear an ankle bracelet or other movement restriction

  4. What can parents do to help? • Parents are urged to talk to their children about sexting and the consequences. • Cell phone company's have set up parent controls to monitor their cell phone use.

  5. Parents educate teens • A new program has come out to help educate teens on sexting • If teens know all the facts, and teens feel closer to there parents they are not going to sext as much.

  6. so popular? • 39% of kids have said they sent one • 48 % said they received them. • At the age we are it is considered flirting to sext.

  7. Felony or kids being kids? • The trick to determining sexting for a lawyer is if it is just a kid being a kid or a real felony? • Adolescence is a time of engaging in risky behavior but with technology a click a way it makes it harder. • Teens have to remember once they send the picture it turns out of there hands.

  8. Works Cited Fletcher, Jamie L., and Viki Jolly. "'Sexting': Self-destructive or Simple Rebellion? | Teens, Sexting, Kids - News - The Orange County Register." The Orange County Register : The Orange County Register. Orange Country, 20 Mar. 2009. Web. 04 Dec. 2011. <http://www.ocregister.com/news/teens-140903-sexting-kids.html>.

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