Many states punish minors who engage in this conduct by charging them with child pornography. What do you think?

Chapter 12 addresses what has become known as sexting. When we discussed minors committing crimes, many of you believed “if they do the crime they should do the time.” Sexting and sending nude photos amongst teenagers is very popular these days. Many states punish minors who engage in this conduct by charging them with child pornography. What do you think? Should they be charged with child pornography for sexting or sharing nude photos? One consequence that results from this conduct is that the person arrested will probably have to register as a sex offender. Click on this link to watch a video of a 19-year-old who was convicted of statutory rape and was labeled as a sex offender.http://ezproxy.library.berkeley.org/login?url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=237463&xtid=114824Is this the proper way to deal with teens who engage in sexting?