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Vermont Considers Legalizing Teen 'Sexting'

Monday , April 13, 2009

MONTPELIER, Vt. —

The Vermont Legislature is considering a bill that would legalize so-called "sexting" between teenagers.
Sexting refers to the exchange of explicit photos and videos via mobile phone. Under current laws, participants can be charged with child pornography, but lawmakers are considering a bill to legalize the consensual exchange of graphic images between two people 13 to 18 years old. Passing along such images to others would remain a crime.

Supporters told The Burlington Free Press they don't want to condone the behavior but they don't think teenagers should be prosecuted as sex offenders for consensual conduct.

The bill passed the state Senate earlier this month. The House Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on it this week.

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2 accused of sending explicit photos via Internet

By JIMMY VIELKIND
Last updated: 6:59 p.m., Saturday, February 6, 2010
BALLSTON SPA -- Deputies charged an 18-year-old village man and a 15-year-old Malta girl in connection with sending each other sexually explicit photographs of minors to each other through the Internet.
Andrew Priest, 18, was charged with disseminating indecent material to a 15-year-old girl he met in a church youth group, Saratoga County sheriff's Investigator Timothy Brown said.
The girl, whose name was not released, was charged with promoting an obscene sexual performance.

Both offenses are class D felonies.

At arraignment, Priest was released pending an appearance in Malta Town Court on Wednesday. The girl was referred to Family Court.



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