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Sexting and Cyber-bullying. Understanding the impact technology has on you. Sexting- The act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones.
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Sexting and Cyber-bullying Understanding the impact technology has on you.
Sexting-The act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones. Cyber Bullying-the use of the Internet and related technologies to harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner.
Myths about Sexting and Cyber-bullying It’s harmless fun between friends! It’s ok if you take pictures of yourself! It’s ok if you’re dating! It’s ok if you’re 16! It’s just a prank! You can’t go to jail for it!
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MCL 750.145c Child Sexually abusive material/activity • Persuade, engage, fund, produce • 20 year Felony and up to $100,000.00 fine • Distribute, finance distribution or promote distribution • 7 year Felony and up to $50,000.00 fine • Possession • 4 year Felony and up to $10,000.00 fine
MCL 750.540e Malicious use of a service provider. Use a telecommunications service provider to terrorize, frighten, intimidate, threaten, harass, molest or annoy another person, or to disturb the peace and quiet of another person by any of the following: • Threatening physical harm or damage • False reporting of a person’s injury, illness or death • Deliberately disengaging a connection • Using vulgar, indecent, obscene, or offensive language or suggesting a lewd act • Initiating contact and hanging up after it is answered • Causing interruption in telecommunications service Penalty is 6 Months in jail and up to $1,000.00 or both
MCL 750.145d Use of internet or computer system; prohibited communication; • Use internet, computer, computer system or computer network to communicate with any person for the purpose of… • Committing or attempting to commit a violation of a CSC law in which victim or intended victim is a minor • The underlying crime dictates the punishment for a violation of this section
MCL 750.540 Use of electronic medium of communication; prohibited conduct • Willfully/maliciously cut, break, disconnect, interrupt, tap or make any unauthorized connection with any electronic medium • Read or copy any message that has been accessed without permission • Make unauthorized use of any electronic medium of communication • Prevent, obstruct or delay by any means the sending, conveyance, or delivery of any authorized communication • PENALTY: FELONY / 2 YEARS IN PRISON AND OR A FINE OF $1,000.00
MCL 750.411h Stalking • A course of conduct composed of a series of 2 or more separate non-continuous acts evidencing a continuity of purpose of emotional distress, harassment, threatened, intimidated, molested, terrorized, frightened, • Un-consented contact – including electronic means • Misdemeanor – 1 year in prison or $1,000.00 fine or both • If victim is under 18 and Actor is at least 5 years older then it is a Felony punishable by 5 years and up to $10,000.00 in fines
Sexting; Really that Common? 2008 National Campaign to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy Survey
Case Review: Clearfield County, PA • A 15 year old girl sent nude photographs of herself via the internet. • She was charged with manufacturing, possessing and distributing child pornography. • She sent the photos with her cellular phone to a 27 year old man she met via MySpace in June of 2007. • The man was also charged with unlawful sexual activity. • CBS news correspondent Kelli Watson commented, “Kids really need to know and understand that their digital footprint will live on.”
Case Review: Orlando, FL • “It was a stupid thing I did because I was upset and tired and it was the middle of the night and I was an immature kid. You will find me on the registered sex offender list next to people who have raped children, molested kids, things like that, because I sent child pornography.”
