
Will Licking Valley teen be registered as a sex offender for sending her nude pics to classmates?
Due to a settlement made with the state the girl will not have to register as a sex offender
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/21/No_sex_offender_status_for_phone_pics_girl/UPI-27751224639408/
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A 15 year old student at Licking Valley High School in Newark, Licking County, Ohio has been charged with "possessing criminal tools and the illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material" for sending naked pictures of herself to friends via her cell phone.
The girl "had already been warned by school administrators about [what he called] "inappropriate cell phone behavior." "
Sounds funny? Well, maybe not so funny for the unnamed young woman. If convicted in juvenile court, she faces possible probation, juvenile detention center time, and, at the discretion of the judge, could be made to register as a sex offender.
And before you yell out that old Digg cry of "Pics or it didn't happen", the Licking County prosecutor is considering charges related to child pornography against the classmates who received the photos via their cell phone.
Only in Licking Valley. (I mean, what do they expect with a name like that?)
ABC News Oct 10 story
This question settles as Yes if there are reports of her being added to the Ohio sex offender registry related to this case before April 1 2009 (naturally), regardless of any other results of the charges. If there are no such reports, or if it's reported that all charges are dropped, or that the judge doesn't make her register, it settles as No.
Settlement details:
As reported by a major mainstream news source.
Settled
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Suspend date: Mon 30th Mar 2009 12:59am PDT (16 weeks to go) Settlement date: Thu 13th Nov 5:27am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 21st Oct 8:35pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 15%
Action history:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/21/No_sex_offender_status_for_phone_pics_girl/UPI-27751224639408/
http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20081110/NEWS01/81110031/-1/
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/21/No_sex_offender_status_for_phone_pics_girl/UPI-27751224639408/
Suspend date: Mon 30th Mar 2009 12:59am PDT (16 weeks to go) Settlement date: Thu 13th Nov 5:27am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Tue 21st Oct 8:35pm PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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Eventually each was charged with producing, directing, or promoting a photograph featuring the sexual conduct of a child. The boy was also charged with an extra count of possession of child pornography. As CNET News reported here, the girl's conviction was upheld last year on appeal."
from http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/08/teen_charged_for_cell_phone_pics/
Yeah I started up at Uni. in Edinburgh so I had a couple of busy weeks. Back in action now though. Happy to see the comments are still as raw as usual :-)
Ryan
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