What could happen to him.

[Greenassassin10]

California.
So my son and his online girlfriend (14,13) have traded nude pictures and her parents found out. They are threatening to file a police report rather than sorting it out with me. What could happen to my son?

 

[CTU]

California.
So my son and his online girlfriend (14,13) have traded nude pictures and her parents found out. They are threatening to file a police report rather than sorting it out with me. What could happen to my son?

Please explain what you mean by "sorting it out".

 

[Ohiogal]

California.
So my son and his online girlfriend (14,13) have traded nude pictures and her parents found out. They are threatening to file a police report rather than sorting it out with me. What could happen to my son?

Your son and this girl have broken the law and could end up being sex offenders. You can't "work out" sex offenses. The police should be called. Both kids would then be in legal trouble that could ruin their life. Teach your son that sending pics of his penis isn't appropriate regardless of his age nor is receiving pics of underage children.

 

[CdwJava]

Both children COULD be charged. Chances are, neither will, but there is no guarantee that this will be the case. And if either have them have forwarded the images to third (or subsequent parties) the chance of charges increases.

If these images are of the two children, respectively, the parents might want to consider taking their kids' phones and computers away, delete any and all images, and prohibit their contact together.

 

[eerelations]

Taking away your son's cell phone and computer + deleting all images + forbidding him from ever having contact with this girl again + advising the girl's parents that their daughter might get into legal hot water too if they file a police report all together might go a long way toward dissuading her parents from filing said report. They could still do this, but the likelihood would be less.

 

[cbg]

Call me a cynic but...

You said this is your son's "online" girlfriend?

Has he ever actually met her? In person?

Does anyone have any actual proof (pictures not withstanding) that there is a 13 year old girl and this whole thing is not a scam?

 

[LdiJ]

Your son and this girl have broken the law and could end up being sex offenders. You can't "work out" sex offenses. The police should be called. Both kids would then be in legal trouble that could ruin their life. Teach your son that sending pics of his penis isn't appropriate regardless of his age nor is receiving pics of underage children.

Have they asked you for any money?

 

[stealth2]

Having been in a similar situation (although the kids were older), the other parents and I "worked it out" by agreeing the kids were to have no contact outside of school sanctioned times (i.e.classes) it would go no further. I'm not sure I would be so sanguine...

 

[CdwJava]

Call me a cynic but...

You said this is your son's "online" girlfriend?

Has he ever actually met her? In person?

Does anyone have any actual proof (pictures not withstanding) that there is a 13 year old girl and this whole thing is not a scam?

Ah! Good point! I was thinking that they knew each other, but, you're right! The OP referred to the girl as the "online girlfriend" ... this smacks of scam. But, even if a scam, clearly junior has shown that he cannot be trusted to tweet, text, or surf without adult supervision.