Minors in Possession of Child Porn, Cyber Bullying Could Face Jail Time - NewsWest9.com

It may seem like a joke to teens, sending naked pictures of other teens to their friends. But under the law, that's child pornography. Adults go to jail but what happens to minors who commit the same crime?

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"If they are having access to smart phones, their capabilities to take pictures and transmit those pictures over the Internet should be severely restricted," Dr. Bobby Jain, Psychiatrist, Associate Professor and Regional Chair at Texas Tech Health Science Center at the Permian Basin, said.

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