Hundreds of nude photos jolt Colorado school

At least 100 students at a high school in Cañon City traded naked pictures of themselves, the authorities said Friday, part of a large sexting ring. The revelation has left parents outraged, administrators searching for missed clues, and the police and the district attorney's office debating whether to file child pornography charges - including felony charges - against some of the participants. George Welsh, the superintendent of the Cañon City school system, said students at Cañon City High School had been circulating 300 to 400 nude photographs, including images of "certainly over 100 different kids," on their cellphones. [...]

Because it is a felony to possess or distribute child pornography, the charges could be serious. But because most of the people at fault are themselves minors and, in some cases, took pictures of themselves and sent them to others, law enforcement officials are at a loss as to how to proceed.

source: Article 'Hundreds of Nude Photos Jolt Colorado School' by Kassondra Cloos & Julie Turkewitz; www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/us/colorado-students-caught-trading-nude-photos-by-the-hundreds.html?_r=1; The New York Times; 6 November 2015