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[hotballa files?]14 year old girl charged with kiddy p*rn

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She posted nude explicit pictures of herself on her myspace page for her boyfriend. She may have to register as a sex offender if she is convicted.

what is wrong with kids these days doing stuff like this and "sexting" and all?

Girl posts nude pics, is charged with kid p*rn
New Jersey teen may have to register as a sex offender

TRENTON, N.J. - A 14-year-old New Jersey girl has been accused of child p*rnography after posting nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com — charges that could force her to register as a sex offender if convicted.

The case comes as prosecutors nationwide pursue child p*rnography cases resulting from kids sending nude photos to one another over cell phones and e-mail. Legal experts, though, could not recall another case of a child p*rn charge resulting from a teen's posting to a social networking site.

MySpace would not comment on the New Jersey investigation, but the News Corp.-owned company has a team that reviews its network for inappropriate images. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tipped off a state task force, which alerted the Passaic County Sheriff's Office.
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'Very explicit'
The office investigated and discovered the Clifton resident had posted the "very explicit" photos of herself, sheriff's spokesman Bill Maer said Thursday.

"We consider this case a wake-up call to parents," Maer said. The girl posted the photos because "she wanted her boyfriend to see them," he said.

Investigators are looking at individuals who "knowingly" committed a crime, he said, declining to comment further because the case is still being investigated.

The teen, whose name has not been released because of her age, was arrested and charged with possession of child p*rnography and distribution of child p*rnography. She was released to her mother's custody.

If convicted of the distribution charge, she would be forced to register with the state as a sex offender under Megan's Law, said state Attorney General Anne Milgram. She also could face up to 17 years in jail, though such a stiff sentence is unlikely.

Growing trend
Some observers — including the New Jersey mother behind the creation of Megan's Law — are criticizing the trend of prosecuting teens who send racy text messages or post illicit photos of themselves.

Maureen Kanka — whose daughter, Megan, became the law's namesake after she was raped and killed at age 7 in 1994 by a twice-convicted sex offender — blasted authorities for charging the 14-year-old girl.

The teen needs help, not legal trouble, she said.

"This shouldn't fall under Megan's Law in any way, shape or form. She should have an intervention and counseling, because the only person she exploited was herself."

Called "sexting" when it's done by cell phone, teenagers' habit of sending sexually suggestive photos of themselves and others to one another is a nationwide problem that has confounded parents, school administrators and law enforcers.

Prosecutors in states including Pennsylvania, Connecticut, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin have tried stop it by charging teens who send and receive the pictures.

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In northeastern Pennsylvania, a prosecutor recently threatened to file child p*rn charges against three teenage girls who authorities say took racy cell-phone pictures that ended up on classmates' cell phones.

The MySpace case may be a first, though.

"I'm not sure I've seen a prosecution like this coming out of a social networking site," said Seth Kreimer, a constitutional law professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

Milgram, the attorney general, could not recall another such case in New Jersey. She cautioned parents to get on those sites and monitor what their kids are talking about and posting.

"Unfortunately, youth don't have the same judgment as adults," she said, "and often, adults don't have the same technical savvy as the youth."
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#1 The_Yoyo, Mar 27, 2009

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i thought hotballa files were when something bad happens like amputations and stuff like that?

#2 Kam, Mar 27, 2009
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Is hotballa still banned or just not posting much these days?

#3 Manny Ramirez, Mar 27, 2009
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Kam said:

i thought hotballa files were when something bad happens like amputations and stuff like that?
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I always took it as the wild world of weird.

i could be wrong though thats why I put the ? in the title

#4 The_Yoyo, Mar 27, 2009
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It is just bunch of horny teenagers. We spend trillions to prosecute crap like this and pot and we wonder why have such a large deficit.

#5 Air Langhi, Mar 27, 2009
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man i miss hotballa and our fried rice conversations

#6 Royals Ego, Mar 27, 2009
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Air Langhi said:

It is just bunch of horny teenagers. We spend trillions to prosecute crap like this and pot and we wonder why have such a large deficit.
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Trillions?

#7 bobrek, Mar 27, 2009

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Over/under until someone says "useless without pics"? Tonight is Friday, so I say by 3:15am.

#8 Ziggy, Mar 27, 2009
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bobrek said:

Trillions?
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Stole my post.

#9 justtxyank, Mar 27, 2009
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It's because of technology.

It would be harder if we didn't have MySpace to post explicit photos. We would have to send photos to the person through mail if we wanted them to see.

Of course, I am not talking about me...I'm talking about us, people in general.

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Trillions?
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well at least billions, just exaggerating for effect. Still billions for crap like this?

#11 Air Langhi, Mar 27, 2009
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Air Langhi said:

well at least billions, just exaggerating for effect. Still billions for crap like this?
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Oftentimes, when excessive exaggeration is used, the point/effect of the message is lost.

#12 bobrek, Mar 27, 2009
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ACLU has sued the prosecutor involved.

the ACLU has sued the prosecutor on the girls' behalf, saying he shouldn't have threatened them with baseless charges -- which haven't yet been filed -- if they wouldn't agree to probation and a counseling program. The prosecutor says he was being "proactive" in offering them a choice, but the ACLU says he shouldn't be using "heavy artillery" to make the threats. As its attorney points out, teaching kids that this sort of behavior can bring all sorts of unwanted and unforeseen ramifications is a good idea, but threatening them with child-p*rn charges isn't the best way to do it.
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#13 rhadamanthus, Mar 27, 2009

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Kam said:

i thought hotballa files were when something bad happens like amputations and stuff like that?
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what was he banned for?

#14 Xenochimera, Mar 27, 2009
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Kam said:

i thought hotballa files were when something bad happens like amputations and stuff like that?
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Why am I not surprised you were the first reply in this thread?

#15 moestavern19, Mar 27, 2009
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I will show some respect and not quote Lady_Di with "the usual" from now on for ladies only.

#16 SwoLy-D, Mar 27, 2009
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Prosecuted? wow... just smh...

#17 eMat, Mar 27, 2009
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I don't think the prosecutor has the toodl he needs. It'd make sense to have some sort of law against minors making their own p*rn, but it shouldn't be as harsh as regular child p*rn charges. And, if pic/video is sent from the subject to one other person (like with sexting), it doesn't make a lot of sense to prosecute that while allowing actual intercourse between them. Forwarding that picture on without consent, though, does seem worth a little punishment. But, charging children with child p*rn when distributing to other children, when those children wouldn't be charged for having sex with each other, just doesn't seem right. More legislation is needed.

#18 JuanValdez, Mar 27, 2009

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Lady_Di said:

It's because of technology.

It would be harder if we didn't have MySpace to post explicit photos. We would have to send photos to the person through mail if we wanted them to see.

Of course, I am not talking about me...I'm talking about us, people in general.
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suuuuuure...

#19 pmac, Mar 27, 2009
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JuanValdez said:

I don't think the prosecutor has the toodl he needs. It'd make sense to have some sort of law against minors making their own p*rn, but it shouldn't be as harsh as regular child p*rn charges. And, if pic/video is sent from the subject to one other person (like with sexting), it doesn't make a lot of sense to prosecute that while allowing actual intercourse between them. Forwarding that picture on without consent, though, does seem worth a little punishment. But, charging children with child p*rn when distributing to other children, when those children wouldn't be charged for having sex with each other, just doesn't seem right. More legislation is needed.
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I'm with you 100%. Seems a bad fit for prosecution given the state of the law...but I could certainly see creating some legislation to work with in this scenario.

#20 MadMax, Mar 27, 2009

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