Rep. Rebimbas supports "sexting" legislation

Rep. Rosa C. Rebimbas testifies in front of the Judiciary Committee in favor of proposed "sexting" legislation.

Sexting, defined as transmission and dissemination of nude or semi-nude images via phone or e-mail, has become more prevalent in recent years with the explosion of cell phone cameras and digital cameras.

House Bill 5533, An Act Concerning Sexting creates a lesser category for punishment for minors who are thirteen years of age or older but under eighteen years of age, who may knowingly possess and transmit any visual depiction of child pornography by means of an electronic communication device. State law currently treats possession of such images as child pornography. Possession of child pornography is a felony and those convicted are forced to register as a sexual offender. This bill would make it a class A misdemeanor instead.

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All child porn possession convictions should be class A misdemeanor with probation. Keep it a felony for the ones who produce and disseminate it.