Minnesota prosecutor charges sexting teenage girl with child pornography

A 14-year-old Minnesota girl is fighting criminal charges that have the potential to destroy her future, including her ability to obtain housing, to enroll in college programs, and even to pursue some career paths. Her case does not involve harm to others. It does not involve damage to property. And it does not have anything to do with illegal substances. Rather her young life could be ruined all because she sent an explicit Snapchat of herself to a boy she liked.

source: Article 'Minnesota Prosecutor Charges Sexting Teenage Girl With Child Pornography' by Teresa Nelson (ACLU of Minnesota); www.aclu.org/blog/juvenile-justice/minnesota-prosecutor-charges-sexting-teenage-girl-child-pornography; American Civil Liberties Union; 5 January 2018