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Boy arrested for texting naked pics of 13 year old

By Gareth Beavis published 29 January 2010

Image forwarded to dozens around school

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Boy arrested for forwarding naked images

A 14-year-old boy in the US has been arrested for sending naked pics of his ex-girlfriend to friends.

The boy and two of his friends have been arrested by police in Washington after they were discovered as the source of the mass text.

The 13-year-old girl's image was forwarded to multiple pupils in three separate schools, and the boy has since been arrested.

Facing charges

He could be convicted on child pornography charges, despite being only 14 years old himself, which would lead to a one-month jail sentence.

It's as yet unclear whether the boy will be charged with the offence, but he has been since released to his parents as he awaits confirmation from the authorities.

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Formerly Global Editor in Chief

Gareth has been part of the consumer technology world in a career spanning three decades. He started life as a staff writer on the fledgling TechRadar, and has grew with the site (primarily as phones, tablets and wearables editor) until becoming Global Editor in Chief in 2018. Gareth has written over 4,000 articles for TechRadar, has contributed expert insight to a number of other publications, chaired panels on zeitgeist technologies, presented at the Gadget Show Live as well as representing the brand on TV and radio for multiple channels including Sky, BBC, ITV and Al-Jazeera. Passionate about fitness, he can bore anyone rigid about stress management, sleep tracking, heart rate variance as well as bemoaning something about the latest iPhone, Galaxy or OLED TV.

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