Sexting in 100 Words

 Sexting is a phenomenon with teenagers that is now receiving some legal scrutiny thanks to a few landmark cases in which teens under 18 are being charged as child pornographers. 

• Phillip Albert was sentenced to 5 years probation and registered a sex offender in the first sexting case.
• The trend is widespread. In a recent survey by CosmoGirl.com, out of 1300 teens, 1 in 5 have sexted.
• The Bill passed in Vermont creates a hole, in which consenting teens ages 13-18 would be made exempt from the child pornography charges but still accountable to charges like lewd and lascivious conduct.