Monday, May 4, 2015

Sexting could see teenagers branded as sex offenders

Sending an erotic selfie should not automatically land teenagers a criminal record, say anti-censorship campaigners

Teenagers are being unfairly labelled as sex offenders for sending explicit messages to each other, campaigners have said.

They say criminalising 16- to 18-year-olds for sending explicit pictures to one another shows how disconnected the political establishment is from changes to technology and social values.

A prosecution, regardless of sentencing outcome, severely harms the future life prospects of young people

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