(Mike’s Note: This seems like a crackpot use of an otherwise well-meaning law. How can the girl be her own victim? What’s next: busting onanistic teenage males for sexual abuse of themselves? There’s got to be a better way.)
By Beth DeFalco
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. — A 14-year-old New Jersey girl has been accused of child pornography after posting nearly 30 explicit nude pictures of herself on MySpace.com — charges that could force her to register as a sex offender if convicted.
The case comes as prosecutors nationwide pursue child pornography cases resulting from kids sending nude photos to one another over cell phones and e-mail. Legal experts, though, could not recall another case of a child porn charge resulting from a teen’s posting to a social networking site.