Sexting causing new challenges - TDTNews.com - Temple Daily Telegram - The Diigo Meta page

• 26 Jun 09
  

  Vicki Davis
  • Last year, Jesse Logan, an 18-year-old Ohio woman, hanged herself after sending nude pictures to her boyfriend, who she eventually broke up with.
  • The photos were sent to classmates. When interviewed, her mother said the bullying and insults from the kids at her high school became too much for the teen.
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  • • 39 percent of teens are sending or posting sexually suggestive messages, and 48 percent reported receiving such messages; 1,280 teens were surveyed.
    • Nielsen Mobile found that about 80 percent of teens ages 13 to 17 and 93 percent of those 18 to 24 use cellular phones.

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