Teens in the US state of New Mexico have been officially allowed to keep themselves busy sexting – sending or receiving sexually explicit messages, images through e-means, particularly between cell phones – without fear of paying the price and going to jail.
A new bill has legalized sexting between 14 and 17 years old, who willingly send explicit images of themselves to one another. Before it was passed, New Mexico minors could face charges of possessing, distributing and manufacturing child abuse images, if caught sexting. From now on, a pair of youths sharing explicit photos with each other no longer risk facing child pornography charges, prison terms and a criminal record.
“Kids will be kids, and they’re going to make mistakes,” state senator George Muñoz, a Democrat who pressed for an amendment to the child pornography bill. “You can’t punish them for the rest of their lifetime with a charge of child pornography… if they’re consensually sending photos back and forth,” the Guardian quoted him as saying.
INC News, 27/02/2016 - source: ©TheGuardian - RTNews
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