Sexting.  What seems like youthful indiscretions can carry a lifetime of criminal consequences that can ruin a person’s future.  Sexting is prosecuted under Penal Code section 288.2.  It can also be prosecuted under a number of federal anti-child pornography statutes. Many people under estimate just how serious a violation of Penal Code section 288.2 can be.  In addition to time in county jail or time in prison people convicted of sexting can be forced to register as a sex offender.  Violations of the state and federal laws banning child pornography carry requirements that those convicted under these laws register as sex … Continue reading The Truth About Sexting