In April, residents of Louisa County, Va. When Hanna Rosin asked teens from Louisa County High School how many people they knew who had sexted, a lot of them replied: "Everyone. In her report on the Louisa County scandal for The Atlantic, Rosin set out to address the question, why are so many teenagers sending each other nude photos?
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Olivia Burton, Photography Editor December 12, This may be the case for most Creek students, starting at a young age and carrying old habits into high school. Studies are showing that most kids start sexting when they get access to camera-phones, which is now around the ages of years old. Adrenaline produces dopamine, making teens happy and excited, so they continue to do it. However, like drugs, The New York Times is showing studies that say teen sexting may be linked to depression. Sending nude photos, or, sexting, is considered a felony for anyone who is under the age of Sending and receiving nudes is considered possession of child pornography and according to Colorado. If a student is caught sending nudes, they can be registered as a sex offender. Their name will appear on a registry for the rest of their lives and it can affect where you live and where you work in the future.
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A year-old Marshall girl testified Wednesday that she sent nude photographs of herself to someone she met on social media. Calhoun County prosecutors have alleged that Budnick used Snapchat and Instagram to contact three dozen or more underage girls in Marshall, Battle Creek and Albion seeking naked pictures and sex. But after a couple of weeks the conversation turned sexual. She said the conversations continued for months and that she received a picture of a penis before she took some nude photos and sent them to Jon. She said there was conversation between the two of them that he would provide marijuana to her in exchange for sexual favors. She told the court she was not afraid then but was with a friend when she received the nude photos she sent to Jon from two strangers.
Kara Evansco, a Webb City high school junior, calls herself a picture person. She loves selfies. None are nudes, but she and other teens at the Impact Life Church youth group say plenty of teens are willing to pose for them and share. Anything you can do on a phone, a middle school kid can probably tell you how to do it. You like having those and then you want to take it a step up with pictures.
