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*[http://reason.com/blog/2017/10/15/young-man-arrested-for-underage-sex-was Young Man Arrested for Underage Sex Was Re-Arrested for Sharing a Pizza with a 17-Year-Old]
*[https://www.yahoo.com/news/18-old-had-consensual-sex-141809274.html An 18-Year-Old Had Consensual Sex With a 16-Year-Old. He Went to Jail for 6 Years.]
::... the young man from Elkhart, Indiana, whose harsh punishment for consensual sex with an underage teenager he wrongly believed was 17 made headlines around the country in 2015, has been arrested for violating his probation. (Lenore Skenazy, reason.com, October 15, 2017)<!-- Added 10-16-17 -->
::When Henry was 18, he had sex with a 16-year-old he met on a dating app who said they were 18 too. The 16-year-old's parents found out, summoned the cops, and Henry was charged with a sex offense. He took a plea: no jail time, and seven years on the sex offense registry.<br> (Lenore Skenazy, Reason, October 18, 2023) <!-- Added 19-2-23-->  


*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3831521/One-four-child-sex-offenders-revealed-children.html One in four child sex offenders are revealed as children - as more than 3000 young people have sexually assaulted kids in the past five years]
*[https://jjie.org/2022/12/08/supported-by-lawmakers-opposed-by-reformers-youth-sex-offender-registries-have-a-long-history/ Supported by lawmakers, opposed by reformers, youth sex offender registries have a long history]
::A major increase in the number of children sexually attacking other kids has seen more than 3000 young people involved in sex crimes in NSW in the past five years.<br>(Emily Crane, The Daily Mail, AUS, October 10, 2016)<!-- Added 10-10-16 -->
::In Wisconsin, two 15-year-olds whose foster parent caught them having consensual sex were charged with felony sexual assault and put on the sex offender registry for at least 15 years.<br> (Tristram Korten, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, December 8, 2022  ) <!-- Added December 10, 2022 -->
*[http://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/local/teens-and-sex-when-laws-don-t-keep-up-with/article_e7ec229a-851a-533f-8bfc-3cdc77fbf486.html Teens and sex: When laws don't keep up with reality]
::An 11-year-old girl in Michigan streaking in front of her brothers was charged with a sex crime.
::A 14-year-old boy in Minnesota was charged with distributing child pornography after sending a photo of his genitals to a female classmate<br>(LOUISE WREGE, The Herald Palladium, US, October 10, 2016)<!-- Added 10-10-16 -->


*[http://reason.com/blog/2016/09/13/romeo-and-juliet-and-sexting-17-year-old Romeo and Juliet and Sexting: 17-Year-Old Faces Child Porn, Assault Charges for Consensual Sex with Girlfriend]
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::They said that all they were going to do was delete the photos from the phone, so I blindly signed a paper allowing them to access it.' "After being arrested, I was suicidal and hopeless," Austin Yabandith, a 17-year-old from Superior, Wisconsin, recalls. "As of right now, I am just hoping for the best and preparing for the worst."<br>(Robby Soave, Reason.com, US, Sep. 12, 2016)<!-- Added 8-15-16 -->  
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*[https://thecrimereport.org/2021/08/05/why-blanket-registration-of-youth-as-sex-offenders-is-bad-public-policy/ Why Blanket Registration of Youth as Sex Offenders is Bad Public Policy]
::We praise children for their curiosity. How else are they to learn to navigate the world? But sometimes a child’s curiosity leads to a lifetime of punishment and ostracism.<br> (Kristan N. Russell and Daniel Pollack, The Crime Report, US, August 5, 2021)<!-- Added 8-26-21 -->


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*[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/03/nyregion/rape-arrest-7-year-old-boy.html NY: A 7-Year-Old Was Accused of Rape. Is Arresting Him the Answer?]
 
::At the forested edge of the Canadian border this spring, state police arrested a person from the hamlet of Brasher Falls, New York, population about 1,000. He was charged with rape.<br> (Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, US, June 3, 2021)<!-- Added 6-4-21 -->
*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3758418/Britain-s-youngest-convicted-rapist-11-attacked-nine-year-old-sister-twice-forced-sign-sex-offenders-register.html Revealed: Britain's youngest convicted rapist, 11, attacked his nine-year-old sister twice and must now sign the sex offenders' register]
::A boy believed to be Britain’s youngest ever convicted rapist abused his younger sister twice when he was just 11, a court heard today.<br>( Mark Duell, The Daily Mail,  UK, Aug. 25, 2016)<!-- Added 8-25-16 -->
 
*[http://abcnews.go.com/US/calls-judges-removal-18-year-sexual-assault-defendant/story?id=41639807 Calls for Judge's Removal After 18-Year-Old Sexual Assault Defendant Given Probation]
::An online petition is calling for a judge in Massachusetts to be removed from the bench after sentencing an 18-year-old accused of sexually assaulting two classmates with two years of probation.<br>(EMILY SHAPIRO and KELLY MCCARTHY, ABC News,  US, Aug. 25, 2016)<!-- Added 8-25-16 -->
 
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/sunday/punishment-that-doesnt-fit-the-crime.html?_r=0 Punishment That Doesn’t Fit the Crime]
::When Matthew Grottalio was 10 years old, he and his older brother initiated a touching “game” with their 8-year-old sister. “None of us knew what we were doing,” he said, and he soon forgot about the episode.<br>(ERIC BERKOWITZ, The New York Times,  US, July 30, 2016)<!-- Added 8-1-16 -->
 
*[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/9/state-appeals-ruling-keeping-boy-off-sex-offender-/ State appeals ruling keeping boy off sex offender registry]
::LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska’s attorney general is appealing a federal judge’s decision to block the state from putting a 13-year-old boy who moved to Nebraska from Minnesota on its public list of sex offenders. <br>( Associated Press, Washington Times US, April 9, 2016)<!-- Added 4-12-16 -->
*[http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/new-teen-sexting-crime-falls-short-in-colorado-house_88337703_ New teen sexting crime falls short in Colorado House]
::DENVER - A proposal to ratchet back criminal penalties for teens exchanging nude images of themselves has failed in the state Legislature. (Marshall Zelinger, -  Associated Press, April 6, 2016)<!-- Added 4-7-16 -->
 
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*[http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/04/01/wayland-teen-arrested/82512004/ Teen charged with online sexual relationship with child]
::Troopers said the teen, who resides in the town of Wayland, allegedly formed a relationship with the child through social media channels. (Staff reporter - Democrat & Chronicle, US, April 1, 2016)<!-- Added 4-1-16 -->
 
*[http://www.kmtv.com/news/local-news/man-20-and-4-juveniles-accused-of-exchanging-child-pornography Man, 20, and 4 juveniles accused of exchanging child pornography]
::The Bellevue Police Department says the arrests are the result of an investigation beginning on October, 30, 2015, when investigators received a report of teens using cellphones to exchange [[sexually explicit|sexually explicit images]] of children. (Marjorie Sturgeon - KMTV News US, April 1, 2016)<!-- Added 4-1-16 -->
 
*[http://reason.com/blog/2016/03/30/should-cops-arrest-a-14-year-old-boy-on#comment_6020762 Should Cops Arrest a 14-Year-Old Boy on Child Porn Charges Because He Sexted?]
::Redding, Connecticut, cops arrested a 14-year-old boy and charged him with possession of child pornography, harassment, and obscenity. He must be quite the evil young man. (Robby Soave - Reason.com, US, March 30, 2016)<!-- Added 3-32-16 -->


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Latest revision as of 15:26, 19 October 2023

When Henry was 18, he had sex with a 16-year-old he met on a dating app who said they were 18 too. The 16-year-old's parents found out, summoned the cops, and Henry was charged with a sex offense. He took a plea: no jail time, and seven years on the sex offense registry.
(Lenore Skenazy, Reason, October 18, 2023)
In Wisconsin, two 15-year-olds whose foster parent caught them having consensual sex were charged with felony sexual assault and put on the sex offender registry for at least 15 years.
(Tristram Korten, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, December 8, 2022 )
We praise children for their curiosity. How else are they to learn to navigate the world? But sometimes a child’s curiosity leads to a lifetime of punishment and ostracism.
(Kristan N. Russell and Daniel Pollack, The Crime Report, US, August 5, 2021)
At the forested edge of the Canadian border this spring, state police arrested a person from the hamlet of Brasher Falls, New York, population about 1,000. He was charged with rape.
(Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, US, June 3, 2021)
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