Juveniles In Washington Can Now Sext and Not Get Prosecuted

Back in August, I blogged about the injustice of a juvenile receiving a criminal conviction for sexting (see “Sexting Teen Convicted Dealing In Child Pornography”). The Washington Supreme Court invited our legislature to fix this injustice. The legislature appeared willing to do so (see “Washington Considers Changes”).  Substitute House Bill 1742 (SHB 1742) describes the Read More…

Washington to Consider Changes to Sexting Teens and Child Pornography Laws

When laws are hastily written, vague or overly broad, they can do more harm than good.  I have previously written about the criminal sexual offense of Dealing in Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct.  That crime is currently defined as any person that “develops, duplicates, publishes, prints, disseminates, exchanges, finances, attempts to Read More…