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 to year-olds for sending explicit pictures to one another shows how disconnected the political establishment is from changes to technology and social values. A teenager younger than 18 who takes a nude picture of him- or herself using a cameraphone is guilty of the serious offence of creating child pornography. This is the case even if they are over 16, the age of sexual consent. In one case last year, a schoolgirl was investigated after texting a topless picture of herself to her boyfriend , who later reportedly received a caution, having forwarded the image to friends after they split up. Police at the time warned that young people could find themselves on the sex offender register. Jackman is a legal adviser to Backlash, an anti-censorship civil liberties campaign group that is raising the alarm over the discrepancy in the law.


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By Darren Boyle for MailOnline. Rhian DeSouza, pictured, was banned from the classroom for more than three years after admitting having the relationship with the year-old girl. A headteacher who had 'sexual images' of a year-old girl on her phone was today banned from the classroom. Married Rhian DeSouza, 44, was in a 'sexual relationship' with the school girl who sent her naked pictures on social media. The pair met through a friend and DeSouza started helping the girl with exams.
Information on what these terms mean, tips for where to turn, and links to the best resources for further information. The practice is not illegal when photos are shared between consenting adults, but when minors are involved, sexual-exploitation and child-pornography laws can come into play, so great care is needed in the handling of sexting cases involving people under However, although there have been some highly publicized cases, prosecution of minors for distribution of sexting photos has been relatively rare in the U. When someone uses pressure or coercion to get nude or sexually explicit photos from another person.