Ontario Police Creates App to Combat Unwanted Sexts

To combat the onslaught of teen sexts, the Ontario Police is hoping to offer a humorous solution.

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Inspector Scott Naylor of the Ontario Police said that the sex crimes unit has been “bombarded with complaints about sexting” these past two years. Saying no simply doesn’t work, even though distributing explicit images and engaging in sexting with anyone under the age of 18 is considered child pornography.  

In January of this year, a 17-year-old Canadian teen was found guilty of distributing child pornography when she made online threats and distributed nude photos of her boyfriend’s ex-lover.

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