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http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/20/teen-prosecuted-naked-images-himself-phone-selfies

A teenage boy in North Carolina has been prosecuted for having nude pictures of himself on his own mobile phone. The young man, who is now 17 but was 16 at the time the photos were discovered, had to strike a plea deal to avoid potentially going to jail and being registered as a sex offender.

Experts condemned the case as ludicrous. The boy was, however, punished by the courts, and had to agree to be subject to warrantless searches by law enforcement for a year, in addition to other penalties.

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His girlfriend . . . took a plea deal after being prosecuted on similar charges for having naked, suggestive pictures of herself on her cellphone.

While the pictures were technically illegal, actual sex would not be – the age of consent for sexual intercourse in North Carolina is 16.
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Our sex laws are insane.
 
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Achwienichtig said:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/20/teen-prosecuted-naked-images-himself-phone-selfies

A teenage boy in North Carolina has been prosecuted for having nude pictures of himself on his own mobile phone. The young man, who is now 17 but was 16 at the time the photos were discovered, had to strike a plea deal to avoid potentially going to jail and being registered as a sex offender.

Experts condemned the case as ludicrous. The boy was, however, punished by the courts, and had to agree to be subject to warrantless searches by law enforcement for a year, in addition to other penalties.

. . .

His girlfriend . . . took a plea deal after being prosecuted on similar charges for having naked, suggestive pictures of herself on her cellphone.

While the pictures were technically illegal, actual sex would not be – the age of consent for sexual intercourse in North Carolina is 16.
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Our sex laws are insane.
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Yes they are. All that zero tolerance run amok.
 
If taking a picture of your own penis is wrong then I don't want to be right. :mad:
 
Most countries I have visited find American sexual inhibitions to be laughably hypocritical and juvenile. I just tell them that we are the teenagers among the international community... so cut us some slack while we learn our own sexual identity.
 
Malintent said:
Most countries I have visited find American sexual inhibitions to be laughably hypocritical and juvenile. I just tell them that we are the teenagers among the international community... so cut us some slack while we learn our own sexual identity.
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I'd prefer it if we charged you as adults and made you wear an ankle bracelet so we know when you're in the area and can go elsewhere.
 
He was being charged with Federal child porn charges?

To extend this to the legal end, he should be in jail for child molestation for masturbating. Lock him up and throw away the key.
 
North Carolina teen prosecuted for having photo of naked minor on his phone -- himself.

It's too hard to parody this shit anymore.

From thinkprogress

A 17-year-old in North Carolina struck a plea deal last week to avoid serving jail time on felony sex offender charges. His crime? Taking a nude photo of himself.

The photo in question was discovered when the teenager’s cell phone was searched during a wider investigation into allegations that sexually explicit photos were being passed around his high school without the subjects’ permission. He wasn’t involved in that case — but, during the search, authorities did find a naked photo that he took of himself when he was 16 years old.

In response, he was charged with several counts of sexual exploitation for taking and possessing sexually explicit photos of a minor. The “minor” here refers to himself; he was named both the victim and the perpetrator of the crime. (He was separately charged for also having a photo of his 16-year-old girlfriend on his cell phone.)

The case has several elements that have confounded outside observers. For one, the 17-year-old has been prosecuted as an adult, even though the sexual exploitation charges rest upon his classification as a minor. On top of that, if he had been caught naked with his girlfriend, instead of caught having a naked photo of her, there wouldn’t be any reason to press charges. Sexual intercourse between consenting 16-year-olds is legal in North Carolina.

The teen reached a plea deal that will prevent him from going to prison or having to register as a sex offender. But he will be on probation for a year, during which he’ll be subject to warrantless searches.
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What commentary can I possibly provide on this madness?
 
This is the kind of outcome that one would only expect to find in a reductio ad absurdum.
 
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