Autoexploitation. Eugene Volokh links to news that police have brought up a Latrobe, PA, resident on child porn charges for circulating photos of a 15-year-old girl on the Internet. Which sounds like good news… except the person they’ve charged is the 15-year-old girl, who uploaded the photos herself. Now, I don’t know the details; probably the girl could use a little counseling if, at that age, she’s shooting strangers in chat rooms pics of “herself in various states of undress and performing a variety of sexual acts.” But it seems a touch bizarre to punish her for exploiting… herself. [Hit & Run]
Victimless crimes have been popular with the government for years, but this is the first time I’ve heard of them charging a “victim” with the crime that she was supposedly the victim of.
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