COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Columbus police officer repeatedly asserts that an 11-year-old girl could be charged with creating child sexual abuse images of herself and sending those pictures to an adult…
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Ohio police response to child’s explicit photos sparks backlash and criticism over potential charges
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Police in Ohio suggested charging an 11-year-old over her explicit photos
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Columbus police officer repeatedly asserts that an 11-year-old girl could be charged with creating child sexual abuse images of herself and sending those pictures to an adult…
A Columbus police officer suggested that an 11-year-old girl could face charges for reportedly sending explicit images of herself to an adult man attempting to solicit her.
By Jessica Xing, Jillian Sykes and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — The police chief in Columbus, Ohio, is condemning an incident in which two officers told a father his 11-year-old daughter could face child porn charges for sending images to a man online.
COLUMBUS, Ohio >> When an Ohio father learned that his 11-year-old daughter had been manipulated into sending explicit photos to an adult, he turned to the police for help.
Instead of treating the girl as a crime victim, an officer seemingly threatened to charge her under a law most people view as designed to protect child victims.
Experts say law enforcement officials have long misused laws meant to protect children by threatening to charge them with being part of the same crime.
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