A teenage boy was prosecuted after photos of himself with no clothes on were found on his mobile phone.
Cormega Copening, from Fayetteville, North Carolina, was just 16 years old when he was prosecuted under child abuse laws for sexually exploiting a minor – himself.
Now, he has struck a plea deal to avoid both jail time and being registered as a sex offender.
The teenager was charged with four counts of making and possessing indecent images of himself, and a single count of possessing an indecent image of 16-year-old girlfriend Brianna Denson.
Ms Denson also faced prosecution for having images of herself with no clothes on on her phone and struck a plea deal similar to her boyfriends.
The graphic images on Copening's phone were first discovered when authorities investigated the widespread sharing of indecent images without consent at his school.
Both Copening and Denson were ordered to pay court costs, attend a class in good decision making, and undertake 30 hours of community service.
The pair are also prohibited from owning a mobile phone for a year.
Source - Metro
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