When Sex Offender Laws Backfire

by dmatson on July 27, 2010

There’s a line between controlling offenders that the public are frightened of and restricting them so much it actually backfires—requiring them to dodge the law in order to make it. That’s essentially what has happened in the Miami-Dade case of the Julia Tuttle Causeway bridge. [click to continue…]

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Article on Government Approaches to Sexting Laws Reform

by dmatson on July 14, 2010

Nice and thorough article over at Ars Technica about the different approaches state governments are taking to reforming sexting laws, and making important distinctions between charges of child pornography. [click to continue…]

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Sexting Reform Legislation Updates

May 6, 2010

Lots of movement in the state legislatures across the nation to reform and update sexting laws, including Louisiana, Indiana, and Connecticut. While Connecticut and Indiana are making positive improvements, the goal of the Louisiana law appears to still emphasize punishment of teens.

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More Sexting Laws Reform in The Works

April 28, 2010

Other state legislatures are getting on the bandwagon and making noises about trying to reform laws that treat teen sexting as a felony sex offense. In addition to efforts in Arizona and Pennsylvania, now new efforts are underway in Illinois and Florida.

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Arizona Legislature Works on Sexting Laws Reform

April 5, 2010

Arizona legislators hope to finish up work on a bill that would reduce penalties for juveniles who send nude pictures to other juveniles.

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Sexting Laws Reform Gains Steam

March 22, 2010

It is great to see some real movement in the goal to reform sexting laws.

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US Circuit Court Stops Sexting Prosection

March 19, 2010

The US 3rd Circuit Court has ruled that a 16 year old girl could not be charged with child pornography for simply appearing in a photograph without any evidence that she was responsible or aware or it’s distribution.

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More Bad Sexting Laws

March 10, 2010

In Massachusetts, there are law enforcement officials who think that criminal punishment a a reasonable thing to to as a deterrent to teen sexting. According to the Boston Globe (via True/Slant), local police and prosecutors are investigating and considering child pornography charges in this a sexting incident at a local middle school.

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Sexting Leads To Teen Having To Register As A Sex Offender

February 11, 2010

A television special on MTV will highlight the dangers (and overreaction) that can result from a teen sexting charge.

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Criminal Charges for 12 and 13 Year Olds for “Sexting”

February 3, 2010

Two Indiana middle school students, aged 12 and 13, are facing criminal charges of child pornography and child exploitation for exchanging explicit pictures of each other via cell phone, or “sexting”.

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