In the Cincinnati area, where legend holds that trends come 10 years late, "sexting" arrived well ahead of time. Teens here are taking nude photos of themselves or others, sending them on their cell phones or posting them online.Some teens do it as a joke.For others, it's the new bold pickup line to get a date. [...] "If I were to go through the cell phones in this building right now of 1,500 students, I would venture to say that half to two-thirds have indecent photos, either of themselves or somebody else in school," said Jim Brown, school resource officer at Glen Este High School. [...] "They were as graphic as you would see in any Penthouse magazine, I've been told." [...] The stakes of taking and sending sexually explicit photos can be high, compared to the thrill at the time. The consequences can range from humiliation to losing out on jobs to going to court.
In the Cincinnati area, where legend holds that trends come 10 years late, "sexting" arrived well ahead of time.
Teens here are taking nude photos of themselves or others, sending them on their cell phones or posting them online.
Some teens do it as a joke.
For others, it's the new bold pickup line to get a date.
[...] "If I were to go through the cell phones in this building right now of 1,500 students, I would venture to say that half to two-thirds have indecent photos, either of themselves or somebody else in school," said Jim Brown, school resource officer at Glen Este High School. [...] "They were as graphic as you would see in any Penthouse magazine, I've been told." [...]
The stakes of taking and sending sexually explicit photos can be high, compared to the thrill at the time.
The consequences can range from humiliation to losing out on jobs to going to court.
Nothing better to do for kids in these troubled times? How far are they from child porno accusations?
