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I believe this is in Virginia. But it's unreal that they are doing this, and taking it to this level. Kids who voluntarily sexted each other back and forth, yet they don't charge the girl with anything and she started the sexting first. But the boy gets to have his penis injected with chemicals to force an erection for all to view and take photographs of. Then he gets to have his life destroyed.
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A Manassas City teenager accused of sexting a video to his girlfriend is now facing a search warrant in which Manassas City police and Prince William County prosecutors want to take a photo of his erect penis, possibly forcing the teen to become erect by taking him to a hospital and giving him an injection, the teens lawyers said. A Prince William County judge allowed the 17-year-old to leave the area without the warrant being served or the pictures being taken yet.
The teen is facing two felony charges, for possession of child pornography and manufacturing child pornography, which could lead not only to incarceration until hes 21, but inclusion on the state sex offender data base for, possibly, the rest of his life. David Culver of NBC Washington first reported the story and interviewed the teens guardian, his aunt, who was shocked at the lengths Prince William authorities were willing to go to make a sexting case in juvenile court.
The prosecutors job is to seek justice, said the teens defense lawyer, Jessica Harbeson Foster. What is just about this? How does this advance the interest of the Commonwealth? This is a 17-year-old who goes to school every day, plays football, has never been in trouble with the law before. Now hes saddled with two felonies and the implication that hes a sexual predator. I dont mind trying the case. My goal is to stop the search warrant. I dont want him to go through that. Taking him down to the hospital so he can get an erection in front of all those cops, thats traumatizing.
Manassas City Police spokeswoman Adrienne Helms said the department would not comment, and Detective David E. Abbott, the lead investigator on the case, did not return a call seeking comment. And no one except a Prince William magistrate has seen the affidavit and search warrant for the photos they arent made public until after they are served and then returned to the courthouse. The Post is not naming the teen defendant.
Foster said the case began when the teens 15-year-old girlfriend sent photos of herself to the 17-year-old, who in turn sent her the video in question. The girl has not been charged, and her mother filed a complaint about the boys video, Foster said. The male teen was served with petitions from juvenile court in early February, and not arrested, but when the case went to trial in juvenile court in June, Foster said prosecutors forgot to certify that the teen was a juvenile. The case was dismissed, but police immediately obtained new charges and also a search warrant for his home. Police also arrested the teen and took him to juvenile jail, where Foster said they took photos of the teens genitals against his will.
The case was set for trial on July 1, where Foster said Assistant Commonwealths Attorney Claiborne Richardson told her that her client must either plead guilty or police would obtain another search warrant for pictures of his erect penis, for comparison to the evidence from the teens cell phone. Foster asked how that would be accomplished and was told that we just take him down to the hospital, give him a shot and then take the pictures that we need.
The teen declined to plead guilty. Foster said the prosecutor then requested a continuance so police could get a search warrant, which was granted by substitute Juvenile Court Judge Jan Roltsch-Anoll. Two days later, both sides were back in court. Foster had filed a motion to allow her client to travel out of state to visit family. Richardson wanted the teen to comply with the search warrant before he left. Juvenile Court Judge Lisa Baird declined to order that, and allowed the teen to leave the area. But he has another court date on July 15.
Despite the request by the prosecutor in court, Prince William County Commonwealths Attorney Paul B. Ebert said that police told him these allegations [by the lawyers] lack credibility. He said he would look into the matter further.
Carlos Flores Laboy, appointed the teens guardian ad litem in the case, said he thought it was just as illegal for the Manassas City police to create their own child pornography as to investigate the teen for it. Theyre using a statute that was designed to protect children from being exploited in a sexual manner, Flores Laboy said, to take a picture of this young man in a sexually explicit manner. The irony is incredible. The guardian added, As a parent myself, I was floored. Its child abuse. Were wasting thousands of dollars and resources and man hours on a sexting case. Thats what were doing.
Foster said Detective Abbott told her that after obtaining photos of the teens erect penis he would use special software to compare pictures of this penis to this penis. Who does this? Its just crazy.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...teen-in-sexually-explicit-manner-lawyers-say/
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A Manassas City teenager accused of sexting a video to his girlfriend is now facing a search warrant in which Manassas City police and Prince William County prosecutors want to take a photo of his erect penis, possibly forcing the teen to become erect by taking him to a hospital and giving him an injection, the teens lawyers said. A Prince William County judge allowed the 17-year-old to leave the area without the warrant being served or the pictures being taken yet.
The teen is facing two felony charges, for possession of child pornography and manufacturing child pornography, which could lead not only to incarceration until hes 21, but inclusion on the state sex offender data base for, possibly, the rest of his life. David Culver of NBC Washington first reported the story and interviewed the teens guardian, his aunt, who was shocked at the lengths Prince William authorities were willing to go to make a sexting case in juvenile court.
The prosecutors job is to seek justice, said the teens defense lawyer, Jessica Harbeson Foster. What is just about this? How does this advance the interest of the Commonwealth? This is a 17-year-old who goes to school every day, plays football, has never been in trouble with the law before. Now hes saddled with two felonies and the implication that hes a sexual predator. I dont mind trying the case. My goal is to stop the search warrant. I dont want him to go through that. Taking him down to the hospital so he can get an erection in front of all those cops, thats traumatizing.
Manassas City Police spokeswoman Adrienne Helms said the department would not comment, and Detective David E. Abbott, the lead investigator on the case, did not return a call seeking comment. And no one except a Prince William magistrate has seen the affidavit and search warrant for the photos they arent made public until after they are served and then returned to the courthouse. The Post is not naming the teen defendant.
Foster said the case began when the teens 15-year-old girlfriend sent photos of herself to the 17-year-old, who in turn sent her the video in question. The girl has not been charged, and her mother filed a complaint about the boys video, Foster said. The male teen was served with petitions from juvenile court in early February, and not arrested, but when the case went to trial in juvenile court in June, Foster said prosecutors forgot to certify that the teen was a juvenile. The case was dismissed, but police immediately obtained new charges and also a search warrant for his home. Police also arrested the teen and took him to juvenile jail, where Foster said they took photos of the teens genitals against his will.
The case was set for trial on July 1, where Foster said Assistant Commonwealths Attorney Claiborne Richardson told her that her client must either plead guilty or police would obtain another search warrant for pictures of his erect penis, for comparison to the evidence from the teens cell phone. Foster asked how that would be accomplished and was told that we just take him down to the hospital, give him a shot and then take the pictures that we need.
The teen declined to plead guilty. Foster said the prosecutor then requested a continuance so police could get a search warrant, which was granted by substitute Juvenile Court Judge Jan Roltsch-Anoll. Two days later, both sides were back in court. Foster had filed a motion to allow her client to travel out of state to visit family. Richardson wanted the teen to comply with the search warrant before he left. Juvenile Court Judge Lisa Baird declined to order that, and allowed the teen to leave the area. But he has another court date on July 15.
Despite the request by the prosecutor in court, Prince William County Commonwealths Attorney Paul B. Ebert said that police told him these allegations [by the lawyers] lack credibility. He said he would look into the matter further.
Carlos Flores Laboy, appointed the teens guardian ad litem in the case, said he thought it was just as illegal for the Manassas City police to create their own child pornography as to investigate the teen for it. Theyre using a statute that was designed to protect children from being exploited in a sexual manner, Flores Laboy said, to take a picture of this young man in a sexually explicit manner. The irony is incredible. The guardian added, As a parent myself, I was floored. Its child abuse. Were wasting thousands of dollars and resources and man hours on a sexting case. Thats what were doing.
Foster said Detective Abbott told her that after obtaining photos of the teens erect penis he would use special software to compare pictures of this penis to this penis. Who does this? Its just crazy.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...teen-in-sexually-explicit-manner-lawyers-say/
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