Dangerous repercussions of “Sexting”

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Texas attorney general Greg Abbott tells teens sending a sexually explicit photograph of yourself through a text message can potentially put your reputation on the line.

Its a new trend called sexting…

Sexting is sending anything that is sexually explicit through your phone or the internet

The most vulnerable group according to Texas attorney general, Greg Abbott, are adolescents who cell phone companies target for their text messaging services.

Sexting implicates criminal issues. It is a crime to possess child pornography. Images of teens sent by way of telephone, by definition involve child porn. It is very important that these teens understand that it is both inappropriate, and potentially illegal for them to take a photo of themselves that involves any kind of sexual innuendo

Most young people we spoke with today laugh at the idea, but for the most part they understand sexting could lead to embarrassment, regret, and even prison time.

Abbott points out once an image has been sent, it cannot be controlled. It could possibly end up on social networking websites like Facebook or Myspace.

Therefore, before pressing send the next time remember this- not everything will remain private and everything and anything posted in cyberspace may stay there forever.

Not to mention, anyone caught with nude or semi-nude images of minors can be investigated and prosecuted for possession of child porn.