2013-09-192013-09-192013http://hdl.handle.net/11212/507http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/CV294_Walsh_Sexting%20%26%20prosecution_2-6-13.pdfThe 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.pdfprosecutionCourtsExploitationSextingSexting: When are State Prosecutors Deciding to Prosecute?Text