Posted on 05/29/2014 7:49:39 AM PDT by csvset
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Police are investigating allegations that a 13-year-old boy blackmailed as many as six girls into performing sex acts.
At least one of the girls - a student at John F. Kennedy Middle School - told police last month that she sent nude photos of herself to the boy and that he turned around and threatened to forward the images to his friends if she didn't do what he wanted, according to court documents. She said he coerced her into performing oral sex on April 10 on a school bus.
When detectives looked into her story, they learned about five other possible victims, documents said.
The boy - who no longer attends John F. Kennedy Middle School - has been charged in Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court with one count each of felony aggravated sexual battery and production of child pornography, Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney James Wiser said.
Diana Klink, a city spokeswoman, declined to comment on the case, noting that the investigation is ongoing.
Bethanne Bradshaw, a spokeswoman for the school system, said the boy was suspended and recommended for expulsion. The School Board's pupil personnel committee held a hearing May 15 and decided instead to transfer him to the division's alternative education program at Turlington Woods School for the remainder of the year, she said.
The committee will revisit the student's case in August, Bradshaw added.
Child welfare advocates and other experts on so-called "sexting" said the allegations illustrate some of the dangers teenagers face when they send nude photos of themselves to others. A key point: When a person hits send on a text message or email, he or she loses control of the attached image.
"Never take a picture you don't want your parents to see," said Parry Aftab, executive director of WiredSafety.org, a volunteer organization dedicated to online safety.
Jeff R. Temple, an associate professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and author of multiple studies on sexting, urged parents to share this cautionary tale with their children.
"Use this as a learning opportunity," said Temple, who has researched the prevalence of sexting among high school students. He said teenagers - particularly girls - should understand they never have to submit to such "sextortion."
"You are not alone. A lot of people are doing this, for better or worse," he said.
Temple noted the results of a study he published in 2012 that found that about 28 percent of 948 Texas high school students interviewed admitted sending someone a nude photo of themselves. Boys and girls sent photos at about the same rate, but boys were significantly more likely to request such photos than girls, he said.
The study found a link between sexting and impulsive behavior and substance abuse, but Temple said it is not something only "risky kids are doing."
"A lot of these kids aren't coming from bad homes," he said.
Temple said most people sext because they are in a relationship or one of them wants to be in a relationship.
"It's a modern-day version of 'you show me yours and I'll show you mine,' " Temple said. "We just didn't have access to a large distribution network when we were kids."
Scott Daugherty, 757-222-5221, scott.daugherty@pilotonline.com
He should be transferred to the Bill Clinton school.
Yah! Play stupid games win stupid prizes.
She is a product of this culture and the schools these days usually teach sex-ed that its all okay.
We used to complain that schools taught “if it feels good, do it”, now they teach “just do it and not doing it is a bad thing”
Oh yeah, I expect a bus driver to be akin to a captain of a boat at sea.
The captain of a boat at sea can legally detain a person until the boat is docked and the proper authorities are there to take over.
Well, if you expect bus drivers to be paid like ship captains . . . .
The solution is to require the teachers to ride the bus too.
Using Elliot Roger as an example, the feminists are saying that boys are “taught” to abuse females. In this case, the boy was 13 years old, which means he should have started school around 2007. So, when did someone start teaching him to be abusive to females? When did someone “teach” the girl to send him nude photos? And who exactly are the people teaching 13 year olds to behave this way? C’mon feminists, you’re so smart, you tell US!
Perhaps the boy's defense team could say she was soliciting. Either way, these children are idiots. No internet for you, for 1 year !
The only thing more fitting would be if the illegal sex acts took place at William Clinton Middle School.
Splendid idea. The boy should wag his finger and say, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman..."
Three fingers of Jack and two raw eggs in a glass.That’s a real morning eye-opener.
No because she is a girl. Girls are too stupid to make their own decisions about their bodies. They are weak, feeble, and easily coerced. They are always the victim and the male is always the perpetrator, hence the boy being charged with child porn and the girl being innocent.
while this kid is definitely a creep, the girl is guilty of creating child porn and equality demands she be charged. Ignorance is not a defense but I guess having a vagina is. We are told women are equal to men yet somehow they get the advantage of playing stupid victim in court. You can be a strong leader and a stupid victim at the same time.
There was a case in PA involving a boy and girls exchanging pics and the boy then sending them to others, and the girls involved WERE charged and convicted, as I recall.
She was blackmailed.
Just as it's nearly impossible to cheat an honest man, it's nearly impossible to blackmail a girl who's not an attention-seeking little slut.
“...a 13-year-old boy blackmailed...”
He’s racist! Call Al “Notso” Sharpton and the Revrund Jacksun quick!
Assuming the story is correct (and that the girls aren’t just making up stories, which has been known to happen), the boy is a little creep and a potential future sexual predator. Or, as someone else mentioned, possible future politician/CEO material.
The girls involved have presumably learned their lesson about the costs of their naivety and/or stupidity. Other girls (and boys) need to be made aware of the stupidity and potential dangers of taking and distributing nude photos of themselves.
The mind really boggles. I can’t imagine any girl that I knew in junior high or high school allowing nude pictures of themselves to be taken (of course, “selfies” used to be more difficult, and pictures had to be processed by strangers, back in the film days) and distributed. I still can’t imagine what would make a young woman think that this was in any way a good idea.
Joe Francis, Larry Flynt, and nearly every porn producer in the San Fernando Valley are racing to get her phone #.
Yeah, because teachers really want to have to deal with screaming, unruly kids for an hour more or so after having to deal with their attitudes and behavior all day long...
Also, doing so would negate the ability to stay after school to assist any students who need extra help.
Your suggestion is not tenable...
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