A Virginia teenager accused of ‘sexting’ a video
to his girlfriend is facing a search warrant in
which prosecutors want to take a photo of his
erect penis.
According to the teen’s lawyers, Manassas City
police and Prince William County prosecutors
want to take the 17-year-old to hospital for an
injection that would force him to become erect, in
order to compare photos with images in the
video.
The case has angered the boy’s family as well as
outside legal observers, who say the time and
resources invested in private messages between
teenagers is excessive.
The teen faces two charges for possession of
child pornography and manufacturing child
pornography after sending ‘pornographic’ videos
to his 15-year-old girlfriend despite being asked
‘repeatedly’ to stop.
The teenager’s defence attorney slammed the
warrant.
‘The prosecutor’s job is to seek justice,’ Jessica
Harbeson Foster told The Washington Post.
‘Taking him down to the hospital so he can get
an erection in front of all those cops, that’s
traumatizing.’
Advocates at the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children warned of the dangers not only
of sexting, but also of overreacting to sexting.
‘Charging a teenager like this, there can be a
lifetime of repercussions,’ said John Shehan.
‘We don’t necessarily think that’s the best way to
go in the more-minor situations.’
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