Teen sexting – sending nude, partially nude or sexually explicit pictures via cell phones – has become more and more common as prevalence of cell phones has grown. Many teens are unaware of the long-term criminal implications their photos may have and may not take warnings seriously. For any teen or young adult who has…
Many Virginia criminal laws are not being updated to keep up with changing technologies. For example, anyone aged 18 or older in Virginia caught “sexting” or possessing nude photos of anyone underage could face child pornography charges. A recent article in The News & Advance discusses the challenges with some aging criminal codes in Virginia by…
Two hundred and forty five suspects have been arrested in an international operation to round up child predators headed by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities announced Thursday. The operation dubbed “Operation Sunflower” took place between November 1 through December 7 and all but 23 suspects were apprehended in the United States. Officials…