I’d like to know what exactly this guy was convicted of before making any judgement. It’s not made at all clear in the article. “Lewd conduct” can mean a lot of things, especially in this context. And, given the relative ages and proximity of the people involved (from the way the article reads, they’re all High School Freshmen), it’s hard not to come to the conclusion that this whole thing started with some parents turning some foolishness into a Federal case.
Well, I thought the same thing but one of the charges was a felony so, that sheds a different light on the matter. You don’t get a felony for “flashing” or running across the football field nude, for example. There had to be something pretty serious here.