In Denmark, two 15 year old engaged in sexual activity. A video was made of that event, and another teenage boy acquired that video. This boy tried to blackmail the girl video by requesting a naked photo of the girl or he'd release the video publicly. The girl refused and the blackmailer then shared the video with others using Facebook messenger. Facebook investigators discovered the video and the age of the teenagers. Facebook contacted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children who in turn contacted Danish officials. Danish National Police notified 1,004 individuals that they face preliminary charges of child pornography. According to Danish police, “Many had no intention to distribute child pornography, but objectively speaking, that’s what they’ve done.” All but eight of the accused are under the age of 25, and 80% of them are male.
With the cell phone cameras being ubiquitous, teens "sexting" has become a bigger problem. A high school senior in North Carolina was facing adult felony child pornography for texting images of his girlfriend. 100 high school students in Colorado were charged, but not prosecuted for sharing inappropriate images of teenagers. Denmark has attempted to address this issue by creating a campaign against cyberbullying and discussing the ramifications of sharing sexual images without consent. A prosecutor in this case said, “Four years ago, I would have felt sorry for them. Back then you could have argued that they were not aware of that it was illegal, but today they know.” A different official said, "It’s sad that they become hostages in this, but at the same time they’ve committed a crime with a heavy impact on the victims.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/world/europe/denmark-child-pornography-video.html
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