“The child pornography offense that was charged is in place for a reason, because we don’t want to accept that type of behavior as a society. It’s making a strong statement, and I think it’s important to do so, to send a message to others that kids shouldn’t be involved in this type of behavior, and hopefully this will serve as a deterrent.”For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- Brian Benton, Chief of Police, Joliet, Illinois
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-- From "Joliet teens post sex tape to Twitter" posted at The Bugle (Plainfield, IL) 3/30/15
Joliet Deputy Chief Al Roechner said the incident took place at the Nicholson Street home of one of the juveniles, who ranged in age from 14 to 16, three of them boys. The boys each had consensual sex with the 15-year-old girls, videotaped it and put it on Twitter, he said.
One of the parents saw the video on Twitter and contacted police, he said. Each was charged with child pornography March 30 and were sent to Will County’s River Valley Juvenile Detention Facility in Joliet.
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From "Joliet teens arrested and charged with child pornography" by Felix Sarver, The Herald-News (Joliet, IL) 3/30/15
Joliet Deputy Police Chief Al Roechner said . . . the teens were at one of their homes at 6 p.m. March 24 and filmed themselves having sex with the female. Once one of them posted the video on Twitter, a parent found out and contacted Joliet police.
The next day, Joliet police interviewed the teens. Roechner said the sex was consensual, but posting it online would be considered child pornography.
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From "Joliet Teens Charged With Child Pornography" posted at CBS News WBBM-TV2 (Chicago, IL) 3/31/15
Joliet Police Chief Brian Benton said posting the video online made already risky behavior criminal.
“It’s a criminal offense, first of all, to post that type of material online, especially for underage,” Benton said.
Benton said such behavior could seriously affect the teens’ lives “for years to come.”
“It’s an incident you may not recover from,” he said.
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