01-11-2014, 02:49 PM
Canadian Case: is this type of "revenge porn" really "child porn"?
Snip:
A Canadian teenage girl has been found guilty of distributing child pornography in connection with "sexting" pictures of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, the youth crown prosecutor for Victoria said Friday.
The British Columbia case of the then 16-year-old, who is not identified because she is a minor, is believed to be one of the first cases in Canada where a teenager has been convicted of child pornography charges related to "sexting."
Calling the case "precedent-setting," prosecutor Fisher said the case should serve as a warning to teens about what they text and post online.
The case began in November 2012 when the teen learned that her 17-year-old boyfriend was still in contact with his former girlfriend.
The teenager initially threatened the ex-girlfriend on Facebook, the prosecutor said. She then texted five explicit pictures of the ex-girlfriend that she found on her boyfriend's phone to a group of people, Fisher said.
The teen's attorney, Christopher Mackie, said the charges were inappropriate.
"Our sights have always been set on the constitutional question. ...She never denied that she did this," he told CNN. "Online bullying, yes. Child pornography, no."
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/10/world/amer...?hpt=hp_t2
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This is one of those rare times that I agree with a defense attorney. The girl's actions were stupid and hateful; it doesn't bother me that they were considered criminal. Bullying, yeah, I can see it - charge and convict her of that crime.
But, personally, I don't consider her a child pornographer or sex offender.
She's out on bail awaiting sentencing.
Snip:
A Canadian teenage girl has been found guilty of distributing child pornography in connection with "sexting" pictures of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, the youth crown prosecutor for Victoria said Friday.
The British Columbia case of the then 16-year-old, who is not identified because she is a minor, is believed to be one of the first cases in Canada where a teenager has been convicted of child pornography charges related to "sexting."
Calling the case "precedent-setting," prosecutor Fisher said the case should serve as a warning to teens about what they text and post online.
The case began in November 2012 when the teen learned that her 17-year-old boyfriend was still in contact with his former girlfriend.
The teenager initially threatened the ex-girlfriend on Facebook, the prosecutor said. She then texted five explicit pictures of the ex-girlfriend that she found on her boyfriend's phone to a group of people, Fisher said.
The teen's attorney, Christopher Mackie, said the charges were inappropriate.
"Our sights have always been set on the constitutional question. ...She never denied that she did this," he told CNN. "Online bullying, yes. Child pornography, no."
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/10/world/amer...?hpt=hp_t2
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This is one of those rare times that I agree with a defense attorney. The girl's actions were stupid and hateful; it doesn't bother me that they were considered criminal. Bullying, yeah, I can see it - charge and convict her of that crime.
But, personally, I don't consider her a child pornographer or sex offender.
She's out on bail awaiting sentencing.