West Virginia Lawmakers Ban Sexting By Minors  Associated Press
Updated Fri, Apr 12, 2013 2:18 pm  The West Virginia legislature
has banned sexting by minors.  The bill passed unanimously by
the Senate Friday defines sexting as any digital possession or
transmission of sexually explicit images of a minor.  It states
that when a minor does it, it is equal to an adult felony level
offense.  For a first sexting offense the punishment would
include a diversionary education program.  The bill says that
the internet's permanence and huge potential audience give
sexting unforeseen consequences and make it more serious than it
would have been in a pre-digital age. It also references
bullying and cyberbullying in explaining the gravity of sexting
offenses.