Two students at an elementary schooling in Louisiana were arrested on Wednesday for distributing kid pornography . accord to the Slidell Police Department , the female student charge nude photos of herself to the male student , who then sent the photos of her to “ numerous other students at the school ” through Snapchat .
According to constabulary , the students were catch when administrators at the school , Bonne Ecole Elementary , learned the male child had nude exposure of the girl and touch authorities . police detective reportedly saidthat the young woman had sent nude pic of herself to the male child on Snapchat . The boy then allegedly screenshotted the photograph of her and sent them to other students . The students were issue to their parent after their catch .
“ Most kids are not mindful , but sending a nude photograph of themselves is a crime , ” Slidell Police Chief Randy Fandal said in a statement . “ Parents need to have a candid conversation with their tiddler about the seriousness , and the longsighted term effects , of taking and broadcast nude photographs . ” Fandal said that minors sending and sharing naked photos of themselves is “ fairly frequent . ”
While possessing and partake in nude photos of a modest is illegal , it ’s difficult to justify why an elemental shoal student should be charged with being a child pornographer for get hold of photos of herself . What ’s more , it ’s unclear whether she consented to her exposure being shared among others , constitute her a potential dupe of revenge porn . The student ’s years have not been released , but Bonne Ecole Elementary function nipper from pre - kindergarten through sixth grade .
“ We ’re call for the parent , please , stay aware of what your Thomas Kyd are doing with societal media , ” Fandal tell local Fox affiliate WVUE - TV . “ Look at their smartphones , see what applications they have on their smartphones and be aware of what your child is doing . Please . ”
We have reach out to the Slidell Police Department for comment .
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