Court Slaps Prosecutor Who Threatened Child-Porn Charges Over 'Sexting'

Wired News - Kim Zetter - 19 Mar, 2010
A Pennsylvania appellate court upheld a preliminary injunction on Wednesday barring local prosecutors from filing felony child-porn charges ...

A federal court rebukes a district attorney who cracked down on three girls ...

Slate - Emily Bazelon - 19 Mar, 2010
George Skumanick should give lessons in how not to respond to teenage sexting if you work in ...

Court bars charges against teen who posed semi-nude

Register - 19 Mar, 2010
A federal appeals court rebuked a Pennsylvania district attorney who threatened to file felony child pornography charges against teens who were photographed ...

Third Circuit Bans 'Sexting' Prosecution Against Minors

Wall Street Journal (blog) - Ashby Jones - 19 Mar, 2010
Do teens, tweens or anyone else under 18 have a First Amendment right to send sexually explicit messages or photos through their cell phones? ...

Court averts free-speech issue on 'sexting' | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/18/2010

Philadelphia Inquirer - Nathan Gorenstein - ‎Mar 18, 2010‎
A federal appeals court yesterday decided not to decide whether photos in a "sexting" controversy are free speech protected by the ...

Court Says Parents Can Block 'Sexting' Cases

New York Times - Tamar Lewin - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
In the first federal appeals court opinion dealing with “sexting” " the transmission of sexually explicit photographs by cellphone " a ...

Court declines to decide if sexting is pornography | Philadelphia Inquirer ...

Philadelphia Inquirer - Nathan Gorenstein - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
A federal appeals court in will not decide whether "sexting" is pornography in the case of three Pennsylvania teenagers facing criminal ...

Court: Pa. DA can't bring 'sexting' charges

The Associated Press - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
PHILADELPHIA " A federal appeals court has ruled that a Pennsylvania prosecutor may not pursue felony charges against a teenage girl in a "sexting" case. ...

George Skumanick's Provocative Pose

Reason Online (blog) - Jacob Sullum - 19 Mar, 2010
This week a federal appeals court upheld a preliminary injunction preventing a Pennsylvania prosecutor from forcing girls into "education and counseling" by ...

DA Can't Charge Teens for 'Sexting,' Court Rules

Courthouse News Service - Annie Youderian - 19 Mar, 2010
(CN) - A district attorney in Pennsylvania can't threaten to file criminal child pornography charges against teen girls who posed ...

Third Circuit offers lesson

Scranton Times-Tribune - 19 Mar, 2010
In a powerful ruling resulting from former Wyoming County District Attorney George Skumanick Jr.'s attempt to vastly exceed his legitimate authority, ...

Court: Prosecutors Can't Nail Teens For "Sexting" But Still No Word On Whether ...

The Business Insider - 19 Mar, 2010
Image: AP Last year, a Pennsylvania prosecutor threatened to bring child pornography-related charges against sexting teenagers who had posed for nude ...

Federal Appeals Court Ruling Blocks Sexting Charges

MyStateline.com - ‎Mar 18, 2010‎
The subject of "sexting" has been ruled on for the first time by a federal appeals court. On Wednesday, a three-judge panel decided that parents could stop ...

Federal appeals court rules against child pornography charges in texting case

JURIST - Matt Glenn - ‎Mar 18, 2010‎
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Wednesday that a Pennsylvania prosecutor cannot file child ...

Court Rejects PA DAs Attempt To Charge Teens For Sexting Themselves

Techdirt - ‎Mar 18, 2010‎
About a year ago a prosecutor in Pennsylvania wanted to bring child porn charges against some teenage girls who had taken some "nude and seminude" photos of ...

New Ruling in Sexting Case

WNEP-TV - Jennifer Borrasso - ‎Mar 18, 2010‎
A ruling by a federal appeals court in Philadelphia may set a precedent for a so-called "sexting" cases in Pennsylvania and beyond. ...

Teens convicted of 'sexting' could have records expunged

Republican & Herald - robert swift - ‎Mar 18, 2010‎
HARRISBURG - Teens convicted of "sexting" would have an opportunity to expunge the crime ...

Crime and punishment:

The Duquensne Duke - Kate Dillon - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
High school and middle school students no longer have to fear felony charges for sexting. Sexting, officially defined as sending nude or sexually explicit ...

A win for plaintiff in 'sexting' case

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Terrie Morgan-Besecker - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
TUNKHANNOCK " A federal appeals court has ruled a Wyoming County prosecutor cannot pursue charges against ...

Federal appeals court bars prosecutor from pursuing charges in teen sexting case

Scranton Times-Tribune - Robert L. Baker - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
The Third US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Wyoming County's district attorney may not pursue felony ...

3rd Circuit Bars Prosecution Threat for Teen 'Sexting'

The National Law Journal - Shannon P. Duffy - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
In the first case ever to challenge the constitutionality of prosecuting teens for "sexting," a federal appeals court has upheld an injunction that barred a ...

Philadelphia based federal appeals court says DA can not bring sexting charge ...

Examiner.com - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
The US Third District Court of Appeals which sits in Philadelphia said today that the Wyoming County DA's office could not charge teenage females with ...

Teen sexting bill moves forward

York Daily Record - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
A bill that would classify teen sexting -- trading nude or explicit photos -- as a misdemeanor passed in the state House judiciary committee Tuesday and ...

Court: Pa. DA can't bring 'sexting' charges

The Associated Press - Michael Rubinkam - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
ALLENTOWN, Pa. " A US appeals court ruled Wednesday that a northeastern Pennsylvania prosecutor may not pursue felony charges against a teenage girl who ...

Court: DA Can't Charge Teen With Felony In Sexting Case

KWTX - ‎Mar 17, 2010‎
PHILADELPHIA (March 17, 2010)"The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Pennsylvania prosecutor may not pursue felony charges against a teenage ...

 

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