Police question teens about nude cell pics
FARMINGTON — Police are questioning a group of teenagers accused of trading nude pictures over cell phones.
The six or so Farmington Junior High School students took pictures of themselves and traded the images, Farmington Police Lt. Shane Whitaker said Tuesday.
"They're sharing amongst an inner circle of friends. It's all consensual, they're not sharing them with adults," he said.
A parent of one of the kids found the pictures on the child's cell phone and called police. That led police to begin investigating and start questioning the teens.
The 13 and 14-year-old boys and girls have been taking pictures of their own genitals and breasts.
"They're taking pictures of themselves and sending it to another friends," Whitaker said.
The kids who have been questioned told detectives they did it "kind of as a joke." It could potentially be a crime, however. Police said they expect to take the case to the Davis County Attorney by the end of the week to decide if there will be any charges filed against the teens.
"We'll get to the bottom of it by interviewing everybody," Whitaker said.
I shouldn't be so shocked that this happened at a junior high school. By the way, Farmington Junior High School has a great schools score of 9 out of 10 with above average standardized test scores.
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4 comments:
It is very interesting to listen to groups of kids talk about what they find fun and amusing.
Unless a parent can instill a real sense of individuality and confidence in their child, the group always seems to cater to the lowest common denominator.
>It is very interesting to listen to groups of kids talk about what they find fun and amusing.
It can be down right terrifying to hear adolescents brag about the dumb things they did while drunk, and other such things. I've hear a few conversations that have curled by toes.
This is so so sad. I've heard of a boy a bit north of Farmington, same deal. Felony for distributing child pornography. I'm sure there were others involved in that too, but from what I hear of this guy, good kid, stupid decision. So sad.
Kids these days have the disadvantage of technology. Many of the mistakes of that this generation were not even a possibility when I was a kid.
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