Comments on: Reason: Ohio’s age of consent is 16, it was legal to have sex but not to sext.

By: Kevin K

Kevin K — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 17:07:42 +0000

It doesn’t make any sense to me that it was common for national publications like Time magazine to publish family nude photos of children at the beach or pool and now these vintage photos are illegal. It’s hard to understand the law. The cases mentioned about are outrageous and it’s obvious that the law needs to be changed.

By: Overit

Overit — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 13:07:31 +0000

In reply to Gerald.

Those types of charges are already happening..

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/32904451/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/t/parents-sue-walmart-over-kids-bath-pictures/

By: PHYS ED

PHYS ED — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 03:24:51 +0000

All of you out there…send your federal and state legislatures copies of “The Tyranny of Good Intentions” by Paul Craig Roberts and Lawrence M. Stratton. Enclose a letter that implores them to READ it if they want your vote when they come up for re-election.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 17:45:59 +0000

Sounds like my case almost to the letter, except mine was in 2005 and in Florida, and I served 2 years, for having a photo of a girl I was having a legal relationship with.

By: no hope

no hope — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 17:12:59 +0000

if he is convicted there is truly no hope for the rest of us

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:49:23 +0000

In reply to Capt Charles Munsey Jr. USN (Ret). The more sex offenders means more money, more votes and more media ,,,,,,will it change? If history repeats itself which it usually does it will only get worse.

By: Roxwayne

Roxwayne — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:40:31 +0000

Help us humans God please help us mankind for sure cause we’re going crazy on a daily basis with our earthly leaders and our humans laws amen

By: Gerald

Gerald — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:14:44 +0000

The sad thing is that if the 17-year-old girl had taken those pictures of herself, she could have been prosecuted as well. A 16-year-old boy can be prosecuted for taking nude photos of his 17-year-old girlfriend. It’s also ridiculous to conclude that every nude photo should be labeled pornography in the first place. By that reasoning, old photos taken by my mother of us kids in the bathtub were actually child pornography. Almost every family has photos like that in their family albums. Better burn them before they come after you next.

By: JZ

JZ — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:11:12 +0000

I find child pornography laws to be very Orwellian. The so-called justice system wants to punish “child pornographers” for what THEY think the person would do to the child. Think Minority Report; you are being punished for what you think!

It is very sad that a person can receive decades in prison for merely possessing CP, while others like Rian Rodriguez get just 18 months for actually having sex multiple times with a “child” over a long period of time. CP charges are for each photo and video while actual sex is lumped into one charge. Where is the justice? How can looking at photos and videos cause more harm to someone who doesn’t even know you are doing it than actually having intercourse with that person? It’s pure insanity!

By: C R

C R — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 12:24:26 +0000

Who are the idiots who write these laws?
And why does the whole legislature go along in lock step?