A 13-year-old boy was arrested and held in juvenile detention overnight because a female classmate sent him (and other boys) a naked picture of herself. The best line of the story–“So far only the 13-year-old boy has been arrested.”
Beyond the prudery and overreaction, the most outrageous thing about the story is that this boy and only this boy is being punished for something only the girl did. She sent the photo, he gets punished.
From Student faces porn charge over text message sent by classmate (WFAA-TV, 10/-8/08):
SANGER – A controversy has arisen out of Denton County involving a 13-year-old boy, a cell phone and a text message. That message has landed the middle schooler in juvenile detention on child pornography charges.
Text messaging has become part of our everyday lives.But at Sanger Middle School, it has become a problem and in some cases, pornographic.
“He doesn’t know what a felony means. He doesn’t understand what pornography means,†said one parent.
She is a mother of a 13-year-old boy arrested Monday and suspended from school and spent the night in a juvenile detention center after an eighth grade female student texted him a naked picture of herself.
“He’s a 13-year-old child. He’s in middle school. He’s supposed to be out there having fun, hanging out and playing football, which he loves to do. Instead, he’s having to sit at home with mom and dad,†said his mother.
The school district caught wind of the problem about a week and a half ago.
The sent out a letter to parents, warning them of the images from this apparent school yard game.
“I know some girl was taking pictures of herself and sending it to multiple guys. Obviously, they’ve still got their picture on their phone because they are now getting in trouble,†said Bethany Mitchell, a classmate.
So far only the 13-year-old boy has been arrested.Police and the school district are not discussing actions against any of the other students.
I encourage readers to write to reporter Craig Civale and encourage him to continue investigating the story. His email address is ccivale@wfaa.com.
To watch the news video, click here.
Thanks to Cecilia, a reader, for sending the story.
16 users commented in " Girl Texts Boy Her Naked Photo, Boy Gets Arrested, Held in Juvenile Detention "
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so what is wrong with this world the boy should not be in trouble. the girl sent he open not knowing it was her naked and she was not arrested come on t=now he has to go tho life with a felony thats not right i dont get the law some time am out
Why wasn’t the girl charged and arrested for the ditribution of child pornography? Why was this boy being punished for recieving text messages he didnt force the girl to send? So if any girl wants to get boys into serious troulbe, all she has to do is send them naked pictures of herself. This issue was handled very poorly.
This is the first I have heard about it, although my sis has. What has the world come to? Leave these kids alone! This poor guy was standing there and a cosmic rock hit him. It’s also an age when kids start being overly curious about the opposite sex and experimenting, meaning HER. It’s like saying we should arrest the shop store owner for loitering when someone robs him. Get real.
I agree with all of you, although maybe the boy was caught looking at it multiple times?
Oh. And, get a life, KROKEME!
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What is pornographic about a nude photo? Just because a picture exists of an underage girl does not make it pornography.
Grow up America!
this is pointless
let the kid be
The criminalization of childhood nudity ?
I am glad I do not live in America…. let the children enjoy themselves.
I hope this nudity texting craze becomes an epidemic… and causes the “adult” legal idiots to get some premature grey hairs.
with a bit of luck…. the next generation will have more sense…. and widespread electronic nudity will be quite normal from cradle to grave… and nobody will bother too much about it.
i want to see naked girl photho middle school girl
I THINK ITS FUCKING STUPID…WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL..I GOT PICTUERS OF TITTYS AND ALL TYPES OF SHIT..WHAT I DONT UNDERSTAND IS HOW THE FUCK DID THE TEACHER OR WHOEVER TOLD KNOW..SHOULD HAVE KEPT HIS MOUTH SHUT LOL………EPIC FAILLLLLLLLLLLLLL
If they are close to the same age why was anyone arrested. If you arrest every kid that does this they will be in jail. This is why kids have so many problems now days. If they did have the things we did they would be in jail for life. I got in trouble as a kid the cops came and took me home and told my parents, that was more than aenough for me, but then parents can’t punish any more can they. Strict laws just make them worse.
i do not care how old that kid is that is not right when they get older ok
tough one im glad im not that age anymore. no interested in all the b.s. just a simple life thats all!
I dont know what to say about this other than its hard to say exactly how right or wrong this really is? who knows? doesnt sound good for sure! great article and perspective!
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