Under 18, sending nudes is illegal... did you know that?


I see all this talk about teens sending nudes. In the USA, this is considered producing and distributing child pornography. This is a federal offense, and teens have been prosecuted. Yes, if you are under 18, you can be charged. If a teen receives any type of nude picture, then the person sending the pictures is guilty of "pandering obscenity to a minor". It is possible, then, to be guilty of both producing and distributing child porn AND pandering obscenity to a minor.

Many other nations have similar laws, so it is not necessarily a USA only issue.
Also, age of consent laws don't apply here. Under 18 you are guilty under federal law, regardless of the age of consent in states.

Wake up kiddos.
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Most Helpful Guys

  • I think they are aware child porn is illegal, but dont' fathom that what they're doing counts.

    The laws around producing are absurd. Where I live, if a 17 year old has sex (which is legal) it would be illegal for them to write down about the experience in their diary that they show nobody. THAT would be breaking the law.

    But nobody wants to tighten the laws up. It's just one more law that's basically only enforced here when the receiver of them uses them for harassment, it lets them hit them with a more serious charge.

  • They need to go after them more and arrest them. Hell, on GaG, the FBI could have a field day going after them.

    • I agree.

Most Helpful Girls

  • I honestly don't think the younger generation knows this at all. I feel like it's become the norm for 13 and 14 year old to send nudes which sickens me to my stomach. If I'm one day lucky enough to have children, I'm gonna make sure they're not doing any of that sh*t. It's insane, immature and like you've said, illegal. They'll all get a wake up call once someone reports it to the guards I'm sure.

  • I honestly don't think they know, or if they do, they assume that "this'll never happen to me! everyone does it!"

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What Girls & Guys Said

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  • yes they know.

  • They know, they just don't care

  • You know if a child predator or a catfish asks a minor for nudes they might get it the child predator or catfish will be in way more trouble then a minor

  • So I can bang a 16 year old but I can't receive nudes from her?

    • That is correct.

    • Depends on where you bang.

    • @OlderAndWiser so true

  • Buy they still do so what would make themvstop

    • Threat of incarceration and becoming registered sex offenders.

    • Nope cuz who would pay to catch them in the act it invades privacy laws so wouldn't happen

    • No privacy law to investigate child porn... these kids have been prosecuted before.

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  • This law will only be used to destroy the lives of young teenage boys while girls will be painted as the victim in any circumstance.