There’s gotta be something in the water in Central Ohio. And sometimes the law is like a game in a Vegas casino. While murderers and definitely pedophiles don’t always get the book thrown at them, a 15-year-old girl did. Accused of taking nude cell phone photos of herself and sending them to high school classmates, police arrested her on Friday and held her over the weekend.

Now, what that will do to a young girl going through puberty who is exploring her sexuality, uncertain about what is deemed “appropriate” versus “inappropriate behavior,” is unimaginable. I’m guessing she is feeling pretty badly about herself right now and sometimes those type of things can last indefinitely. On Monday, the girl entered denials to juvenile charges of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material and possession of criminal tools.

A spokeswoman for the Ohio attorney general’s office said that although an adult convicted of “child pornography” charges would have to register as a sexual offender, a judge would have flexibility on the matter with a convicted juvenile — Oh, gee, thanks! How compassionate.

The people wasting everyone’s time pursuing this are 1.) causing severe damage to a teen girl and 2.) using taxpayer’s money for a case that does no one any good. Rather than bring down a teenager who snapped a few photos of herself, they should go after the REAL child pornographers who abuse kids and get away with it.

In short, everyone involved in this case should be ashamed of themselves! A prosecutor says Licking County authorities are also considering charges for students who received the photos. However, I think the teen being charged should file a suit, defending herself against lunatics trying to bring her down, emotionally and mentally.

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