What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington
My 14 year old daughter was "became acquainted" with a 17 year old male, from another state, via the internet, Facebook specifically, through a 'friend of a friend of friend'. On 1/6/2011 I found explicitly graphic nude pictures of this young man on my daughter's cell phone memory card. The pictures had been sent on 12/20/2010 and the boy turned 18 on 1/5/2011. Her stepfather contacted the boy and and he admitted he knew she was 14 and admitted to the photos and admitted to being 18. In fact, both were aware of each others age.
Upon further investigation we discovered that this person had been texting my daughter asking her repeatedly to send him naked pictures of herself. Eventually she did and in return he sent the ones of him. I turned the memory card over to the Sheriff's office but am still a little confused. Where was the crime committed, what crime was committed and who is the offender? Did it occur when:
1. She sent (at his request) nude photos of herself~making it a Washington Crime.
2. When HE received the pictures on his phone in California~making it a California Crime.
3. When he sent her the pictures of himself from California~making it a California Crime.
4. When SHE received them here in Washington?
Because she is 14 and he is now 18, although 17 at the time he sent the photos does the age of consent law apply and how will the court view this? She did send photos of herself at his request BUT at 14 she's not old enough to consent or be mature enough to understand her actions, right? He knew she was 14 and there's more than a 3 year age difference and he solicited her. So he has possession of technically child pornography...she's in possession of pornographic photos of an 'almost 18 year old boy'...where does the law come in on this and WHAT state will address it?
My 14 year old daughter was "became acquainted" with a 17 year old male, from another state, via the internet, Facebook specifically, through a 'friend of a friend of friend'. On 1/6/2011 I found explicitly graphic nude pictures of this young man on my daughter's cell phone memory card. The pictures had been sent on 12/20/2010 and the boy turned 18 on 1/5/2011. Her stepfather contacted the boy and and he admitted he knew she was 14 and admitted to the photos and admitted to being 18. In fact, both were aware of each others age.
Upon further investigation we discovered that this person had been texting my daughter asking her repeatedly to send him naked pictures of herself. Eventually she did and in return he sent the ones of him. I turned the memory card over to the Sheriff's office but am still a little confused. Where was the crime committed, what crime was committed and who is the offender? Did it occur when:
1. She sent (at his request) nude photos of herself~making it a Washington Crime.
2. When HE received the pictures on his phone in California~making it a California Crime.
3. When he sent her the pictures of himself from California~making it a California Crime.
4. When SHE received them here in Washington?
Because she is 14 and he is now 18, although 17 at the time he sent the photos does the age of consent law apply and how will the court view this? She did send photos of herself at his request BUT at 14 she's not old enough to consent or be mature enough to understand her actions, right? He knew she was 14 and there's more than a 3 year age difference and he solicited her. So he has possession of technically child pornography...she's in possession of pornographic photos of an 'almost 18 year old boy'...where does the law come in on this and WHAT state will address it?
