N.J. lawmakers approve education program for teens caught 'sexting'

Source: 
NJ.com, March 15, 2011


All it takes is a gentle press of the "send" button to turn a flirtatious teenager into a potential criminal in New Jersey.

But a bill that would divert teenagers caught "sexting" — sending or receiving explicit photos on a computer or cell phone — into an educational program as an alternative to prosecution is one step closer to becoming law after the Assembly approved the measure 78-0 Monday.

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