Girl,14, faces child porn charges for posting nude pictures of herself on MySpace

[mercurial]

A 14-year-old girl will go before a court on child pornography charges after she put nude pictures of herself online.

The teenager, who has not been identified, allegedly posted 30 indecent images on social networking site MySpace.

After being arrested, she reportedly claimed to have posted the pictures for her boyfriend's pleasure.

The images could be viewed by anyone registered as a friend on the site and also seen by people who knew her name.

American police swooped after a tip off from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

They spent a month investigating the case before charging the girl, who has not been identified but is from New Jersey, with two counts of possessing and distributing child pornography.

If convicted, she will have to register as a sex offender under Megan's Law, which gives parents the right to know the identity of sex offenders in their area.

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[Lino]

HTF WTF.

A sex offender for posting nude images of herself, going a little to charge a 14 with this. Since it is herself

 

[Pitbull]

HTF WTF.

A sex offender for posting nude images of herself, going a little to charge a 14 with this. Since it is herself

AFAIK, there is 2 laws clashing here. AFAIK she's still a minor and can not be charged as an adult.

 

[Picard]

This is absurd. The letter of the law is sometimes taken to far. All this kid needs is a series of good counseling sessions, and some good parenting.

 

[kronoSX]

only in america.

 

[LazyLion]

ja, now I have to agree this is stupid. She needs counseling not charges.

 

[killadoob]

charges are a bit harsh but they need to set an example as 14 year old girls are no longer the young little girls who play with dolls.

 

[Claymore]

I think that as an example of reductio ad absurdum, the parents should insist that the girl be charged with viewing child pornography, since she looks at herself in the bath every day. See if the courts can swallow that one.

 

[scotty777]

charges are a bit harsh but they need to set an example as 14 year old girls are no longer the young little girls who play with dolls.

but they aren't the adults the long to be...

I don't see the logic... how can she get charged for porn if it's of herself... she damn stupid for doing it, but she should charged!

 

[noxibox]

Being the US it would not come as a surprise if they now attempted to try her as an adult.

If convicted this will follow her around for the rest of her life. Convicted sex offender. Child pornographer.

The law once again is an ass.

charges are a bit harsh but they need to set an example as 14 year old girls are no longer the young little girls who play with dolls.

Ah, so she is not a child and is therefore guilty of no crime? The young little girls being what interest those who want child pornography.

 

[diabolus]

Well something has to be done i guess, this is almost in the same category as women who accuse people of rape to get back at them when it didn't happen.

Coming to think of it, why isn't the BF charged for possession? Surely if she did it "for the pleasure of her BF" , then he MUST have these photos in his possession in some form.

Either way, the correct charge in this case is "Indecent Exposure" i'd say , NOT "Possession of Child Porn" . I'm not sure if "Indecent Exposure" leads to being listed as a "Sex Offender" , but it probably should. At the very least when someone queries it they will get the correct information.

 

[scotty777]

Well something has to be done i guess, this is almost in the same category as women who accuse people of rape to get back at them when it didn't happen.

Coming to think of it, why isn't the BF charged for possession? Surely if she did it "for the pleasure of her BF" , then he MUST have these photos in his possession in some form.

Either way, the correct charge in this case is "Indecent Exposure" i'd say , NOT "Possession of Child Porn" .

the thing that's confusing me is the fact that she did it willingly,and she wasn't being forced into the situation by herself .

I don't fully understand how a minor can be charged for Child Porn... I mean, if she was the ring leader of a mass organization where she had a few girls taking pictures of themselves and selling them etc, then that's different as the court would see that she knew what she was doing... this sort of thing should be thrown out of court as she's only 14 and clearly didn't see all the ramifications of here stupid and irrational actions.

She should clearly go to counseling, but to be tried as an adult is incredibly stupid on part of the court. I think in our law if the child at had had full awareness of the situation and what not, then they can only be tried as an adult (such as if a 14 year old picks up a gun and shoots the step father a number of times), but in this case, she was just being a rowdy and horny teenager with an even more horny BF.

I'm open to anyone correcting me if I'm wrong, this is just want I've read and heard, so I'm open to correction

 

[diabolus]

the thing that's confusing me is the fact that she did it willingly,and she wasn't being forced into the situation by herself .

I don't fully understand how a minor can be charged for Child Porn...

Well yea, as i mentioned this is really a case of "Indecent Exposure" [same as a guy walking past a school and exposing his d*ck to them]. Her main mistake was she exposed herself -publicly- [where people obviously noticed it] , if it was only between herself and her BF, no one would've known.

 

[Serqet]

Whether a person commits a crime willingly or not is irrelevant. People who use cocaine do it willingly but they are still guilty if arrested while in possession of the drug.

Child porn is not illegal because they are forced into doing it. It's illegal because they are minors. Displaying any sort of child porn on the internet is illegal in the United States. So it doesn't really matter if it's a 14 year old or a 38 year old who puts it on the internet.

She broke the law she has to face the charges. She will be tried as a juvenile. Simple as that!

 

[Velenoso]

Spare the rod, spoil the child. Bring back corporal punishment. If I had a kid and they did something like that, they wouldn't be able to sit for a week. Forget about counseling.

 

[Sackboy]

the thing that's confusing me is the fact that she did it willingly,and she wasn't being forced into the situation by herself .

I don't fully understand how a minor can be charged for Child Porn... I mean, if she was the ring leader of a mass organization where she had a few girls taking pictures of themselves and selling them etc, then that's different as the court would see that she knew what she was doing... this sort of thing should be thrown out of court as she's only 14 and clearly didn't see all the ramifications of here stupid and irrational actions.

She should clearly go to counseling, but to be tried as an adult is incredibly stupid on part of the court. I think in our law if the child at had had full awareness of the situation and what not, then they can only be tried as an adult (such as if a 14 year old picks up a gun and shoots the step father a number of times), but in this case, she was just being a rowdy and horny teenager with an even more horny BF.

I'm open to anyone correcting me if I'm wrong, this is just want I've read and heard, so I'm open to correction

14 is usually considered old enough to know right from wrong in the eyes of the law. Younger people have been convicted of murder in the US.

 

[thisgeek]

only in america.

Actually, IIRC, she could be charged here too with the new child protection act.

The new laws are very harsh.

 

[thatdamnJoe]

Whether a person commits a crime willingly or not is irrelevant. People who use cocaine do it willingly but they are still guilty if arrested while in possession of the drug.

Actually intent is a requirement for many crimes. You cannot be found guilty of murder if intent is lacking for example. Then there are still grounds for justification etc.

The law can get very interesting