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WHYY-FM's "Radio Times with Mary Moss-Coane" - June 7, 2010
Posted Jun 7, 2010 -- webcomm
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WHYY-FM's "Radio Times with Mary Moss-Coane"
About 20 percent of teens have sent nude photos of themselves over their cell phones. It's called "sexting" and courts, schools, parents and legislators are all trying to figure out what to do about it. Under a new bill, juveniles caught sending or receiving a sext message would be charged with a misdemeanor. Sara Jacobson of Temple's Beasley School of Law says that even misdemeanors matter for juveniles in Pennsylvania. "Even with a misdemeanor charge, kids lose opportunities. And, expungements are not automatic in Pennsylvania," she said.