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When TEEN SEX shouldn't be a crime
Newspaper | The Advertiser
Date | 26.5.2014
Language | English
Country | Australia
Topic Tags | law, sexting, youth
Summary | Australian law-makers are urging a change of legal dealings with youth sexting cases. They request increased judicial freedom in dealing with cases that technically fall under child pornography/sex offender laws but are really peer-to-peer mediated sexual conduct. Most would agree that there is a clear difference between a sexual predator who exploits young children and collects childpornography versus a teenage couple of an 18 year old and a 16 year old sexting back and forth. Both these examples are however dealt with under the same law. Both result in an inclusion on the sex offenders list for several years (or life-long in repeat cases). Considering the second example, it is extreme to ruin two young people's career and travel opportunities because of a few ill-advised selfies.
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