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# Sexting

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13% of secondary school students have sent a nude or semi-nude video of themselves
Males are more likely than females to engage in sexting, a new survey has found.
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Jan 10th 2018, 11:08 PM
Former US congressman Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case
Weiner, weeping as he read from a written statement on a page he held in front of him, called his crime his “rock bottom”.
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Sep 25th 2017, 3:57 PM
'When did it become the norm to say 'I'll go out with you if you send me a naked pic'?'
Children and technology expert Andy Phippen gives his advice to parents on the issue of sexting.
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Jun 15th 2017, 6:45 AM
Poll: Should sex education deal with sexting and pornography?
Should they be part of the curriculum?
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Feb 27th 2017, 10:02 AM
Poll: At what age should children get a smartphone?
The ISPCC said they had a case of a nine-year-old sending nude pictures of herself to her classmates.
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Feb 23rd 2017, 9:14 AM
Hillary Clinton's top aide announces divorce after husband's 'sexting' affair
Huma Abedin’s husband sent shirtless photos of himself to another woman while his four-year-old son slept by his side.
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Aug 29th 2016, 11:30 PM
Poll: Do you sext?
Irish teenagers have the fourth highest rate of sexting among young people in Europe.
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Jun 9th 2016, 9:24 AM
Teachers aware of students as young as 11 sexting, new study finds
The report in the UK found that more than half of teachers were aware of students sending sexually explicit messages.
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Mar 25th 2016, 6:05 PM
Labour MP suspended after telling 17-year-old he wanted to spank her
His partner also dumped him.
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Dec 31st 2015, 12:51 PM
US Secret Service officer accused of sexting girl he thought was 14, while on duty in the White House
Robert Lee Moore sent a series of explicit and graphic messages and photos to two undercover federal agents.
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Nov 13th 2015, 8:56 PM
Students suspended over widespread sexting at high school
The local prosecutor wants to know if anyone was coerced.
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Nov 7th 2015, 4:15 PM
14-year-old boy added to criminal database because of naked Snapchat photo
The boy sent a naked photo of himself to a girl the same age and she sent it to another teen in their school.
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Sep 3rd 2015, 10:06 PM
13 of the best ever sexting responses
“All night Longfellow.”
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Apr 12th 2015, 9:30 AM
The Irish Person's Real Guide To Sexting
*winky face emoji*
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Mar 24th 2015, 9:30 PM
Sex scandal MP to stand down from British Parliament
Brooks Newmark sent an explicit photo of himself online to a male freelance reporter posing as a young female party activist.
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Oct 12th 2014, 8:06 AM
Tory MP claims entrapment over Sunday Mirror sexting sting
Mark Pritchard claims he was contacted by the paper for the story which took down a UK Minister.
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Sep 29th 2014, 10:04 AM
Weird Wide Web: Life on Mars, World Cup withdrawal and sexting extortion
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
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Aug 3rd 2014, 11:30 AM
'Do I want my mum to see this?': New app aims to stop teens sexting
The app works by sending a copy of any images taken on the child’s phone to their parents.
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Jul 23rd 2014, 2:55 PM
US teen may face jail time for child porn after taking photos of his own penis
The 17-year-old had been told repeatedly to stop sending naked photos to his 15-year-old girlfriend.
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Jul 19th 2014, 3:23 PM
Column: Children don't understand the consequences of sexting
Children as young as 10 have engaged in ‘sexting’ – sending explicit images or texts to another person — but they are distanced from the reality of what they are doing, writes Dr Maureen Griffin.
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Mar 3rd 2014, 7:30 PM
Olympic snowboarder writes phone number on his helmet, gets so many naked pictures his iPhone breaks
Top marks for effort.
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Feb 8th 2014, 10:00 PM
11 great tips for sexting, according to The Internet
There’s some really terrible advice out there.
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Feb 2nd 2014, 11:00 AM
Anthony Weiner admits to more cyber affairs, falls behind in NYC mayoral race
Former US Congressman Anthony Weiner, who has been attempting a political comeback after accidentally tweeting a picture of his crotch to all of his followers, has admitted that he had more affairs while in office.
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Jul 26th 2013, 3:15 PM
NY mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner admits to another sexting scandal
Weiner, who was forced to resign as a congressman after sending explicit pictures of himself to women, is now implicated in another scandal as he plots a mayoral bid.
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Jul 23rd 2013, 10:02 PM
US Congressman seeks help to make him a "better husband and healthier person" amid resignation calls
Anthony Weiner’s problems go from bad to worse as his party’s leadership call on him to resign.
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Jun 12th 2011, 12:55 PM
Young people urged to consider 'digital identity'
A short film exploring the consequences of sending sexually explicit images – by mobile phone or online – has been aimed at young people.
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Feb 8th 2011, 3:40 PM