May 3, 2010
Federal Judge Bars ‘Sexting’ Prosecution of Pa. Girls
A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction barring northeastern Pennsylvania prosecutors from filing charges against several teenage girls in connection with racy cell phone photos. Judge James Munley issued the order Friday after the Wyoming County district attorney said he had no plans to file charges against three girls who filed a federal lawsuit last year over the matter. The girls and their parents, represented by the ACLU, said the photos were not pornographic and the girls did not send or receive them.