The American Civil Liberties Union is trying to stop a Pennsylvania prosecutor from filing child pornography charges against two 13-year-old girls who took pictures of themselves in their underwear.
Those pictures made their way onto some of their classmates’ cell phones. The Wyoming County District Attorney is considering child porn charges against the girls. To avoid prosecution, he’s telling them to attend a five-week after-school program, then go on probation.
The case is just one of many so-called “sexting” cases going on around the country. The girls in this case say taking pictures of themselves in their bras was innocent fun. But many cases involve teens sending naked pictures via their mobile phones. Authorities worry about the ramifications.
The girls are teaming up with the ACLU and another teen in a lawsuit to get a judge to bar the district attorney from prosecuting them. The D.A. promises to fight the suit.
