Sexting: When are State Prosecutors Deciding to Prosecute?
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2013
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Crimes Against Children Research Center
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The majority of state prosecutors (62%) in the sample that had worked on technology facilitated crimes against children had handled a sexting case involving juveniles, and 36% of prosecutors in the sample reported that they had ever filed charges in these cases. When charges were filed,the majority charged child pornography production felonies and 16% of prosecutors had sexting cases that resulted in the defendant being sentenced to sex offenderregistration. Research needs to continue to help prosecutors develop tools and strategies todealwiththese complex crimes.
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prosecution, Courts, Exploitation, Sexting