For Your Family: Sexting Laws

February 15, 2010 It could happen to two middle school students in Indiana. Their charges are now pending. It's a serious question many states are trying to address: how to deal with, legally, this growing practice of kids sending nude photos to each other via cell phone.

Laws regarding sexting: Illinois -- sexting can be a felony that can result in up to 30 years in jail
Arizona -- sexting could qualify as sexual exploitation of a minor
Vermont, Ohio, Utah -- passsed legislation making sexting a misdemeanor
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wiconsin -- teens are being prosecuted for sexting

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