New Jersey v. Jane Doe [1]

Summary

Threat Type:

Criminal Charge

Date:

03/01/2009

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Pending

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New Jersey

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Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat:

Jane Doe

Type of Party:

Government

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Individual

Location of Party:

New Jersey

Location of Party:

New Jersey

Legal Counsel:

Susan Greco - Passaic County Chief Assistant Prosecutor

Description

In late March 2009, the Passaic County Sheriff's office arrested a 14-year-old New Jersey girl and charged her with possession and distribution of child pornography after she posted nearly 30 nude photos of herself on MySpace.com. This case has has received substantial media attention and elicited public outcry, along with other "sexting" prosecutions relating to teenagers' use of cell phones to send explicit images of themselves.

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Web Site(s) Involved:

MySpace.com
[7]

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Photo

Publication Medium:

Social Network

Subject Area:

Children
Obscenity

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New Jersey

Source of Law:

New Jersey

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State

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1-High

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Source: NPR.org

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