Measure may cut sting of 'sexting' penalty

Making crime a misdemeanor would keep kids off offender list

State laws targeting cold-blooded traffickers in child pornography could land hot-blooded teenagers behind bars or on sex offender lists for life, a state senator warned Monday as he introduced legislation designed to soften the penalties for the phenomenon known as "sexting." more...

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