Tamar Lewin reports: In Iowa, Jorge Canal is on the sex offenders registry because, at age 18, he was convicted of distributing obscene materials to a minor after he sent a picture of his penis by cellphone to a 14-year-old female friend who had requested it. In Florida, Phillip Alpert, then 18, was charged with…
Category: Youth & Schools
Court bars charges against teen who posed semi-nude
Dan Goodin reports: A federal appeals court rebuked a Pennsylvania district attorney who threatened to file felony child pornography charges against teens who were photographed semi-nude unless they attended an “education program”. In a unanimous decision issued Wednesday by the appeals court in Philadelphia, a three-judge panel said the threat amounted to a “Hobson’s Choice”…
Educational web game by Nestlé sparks privacy concerns
A German educational foundation for reading faced criticism on Thursday for allowing food company Nestlé to collect information on children via an online learning game. But the group claims it was unaware of the practice. […] The game directs young players on a treasure hunt through ancient pyramids as they solve riddles about good nutrition….
Sweden goes ahead with drug tests for kids
The Swedish government has ignored the advice of Sweden’s Council on Legislation (Lagrådet) and proposed the introduction of drug tests on children below the age of 15. “Early intervention against young abusers is absolutely crucial,” said Beatrice Ask, Sweden’s justice minister. In a previous ruling, the council weighed the invasion of personal integrity occasioned by…