https://www.aclu.org/news/juvenile-justice/minnesota-prosecu...
This is one such case, but hardly unique.
https://www.aclu.org/news/juvenile-justice/minnesota-prosecu...
This is one such case, but hardly unique.
No not really, sharing sexual images to others that were shared to you directly by a person should be (and in some countries is) a crime. The boy in the linked case should be the one charged with the distribution of child pornography, or something akin to revenge porn since they are both minors.
It is probably very hard to carve out these exceptions for minors sexting, but we already have (in some countries) consent laws that factor in relationships between minors. I don't see why this would be different
Generally the process isn't worth it unless they think they have a near certain chance of winning against the child.
I do agree, however, that in bird culture, sharing nudes that were sent to you is considered a dick move.