Porn Causes Erectile Dysfunction: Psychiatrists

Prolific pornography is flooding society with imaginary feminine perfection and images of perpetual sexual experiences resulting in a generation of men who are not aroused by women in the flesh.

"So one of the first assessment questions I'd always ask now is about pornography and masturbatory habit because that can be the cause of their issues about maintaining an erection with a partner."
-- Angela Gregory, psychosexual therapist

"[We found] very high rates of erectile dysfunction in young, compulsive porn users, with compulsiveness similar to drug addiction."
-- 2014 Cambridge University study

For background, read Utah Declares Pornography a “Public Health Crisis” and read about myriad medical maladies and disorders caused by sexual immorality.

Also read Supreme Court Legalizes Sex With Animals in Canada

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Boston School Girls' Nude Selfies Flood Internet

Teen Students Across America Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

Oregon Pre-teens' Sex Ed used Porn, Parents Livid

Also read how more and more schools incorporate pornography in the curriculum because experts say it belongs in the classroom.

-- From "An NHS psychosexual therapist is warning young people about watching too much online porn" by Sam Shead, Business Insider 8/15/16

"What I've seen over the last 16 years, particularly the last five years, is an increase in the amount of younger men being referred," [therapist Angela Gregory] told BBC Newsbeat.

"Our experience is that historically men that were referred to our clinic with problems with erectile dysfunction were older men whose issues were related to diabetes, MS, cardiovascular disease.

"These younger men do not have organic disease — they've already been tested by their GP, and everything is fine."

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From "Is porn leading to an increase in erectile dysfunction?" by Kate Irby, McClatchy, Kansas City Start 8/15/16

“Due to the pornography available on the Internet, we are finding out that this type of sex dysfunction is a real entity,” Dr. David B. Samadi, chairman of the urology department and chief of robotic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, told Everyday Health. “It is a problem in the brain, not the penis.”

Samadi said porn addiction could theoretically harm someone of any age’s sexual performance, but that he mostly sees it among young men in their teens and 20s. About 40 million adults in the U.S. visit porn websites on a regular basis, according to Psych Guides.

“In my particular practice, I will say 15 to 20 percent of the erectile dysfunction I see is related to porn consumption,” Dr. Muhammed Mirza, an internist based in Jersey City, told Everyday Health.

Samadi compared the issue to alcohol. Someone who drinks more and more alcohol eventually builds up a tolerance and needs more to feel the effects. Additionally, porn can set up unrealistic expectations for reality.

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From "Erection Problems? This Habit May Be Why" by Denise Mann, reviewed by Pat F. Bass, III, MD, MPH, Everyday Health 2/4/14

One survey of 28,000 Italian men found that "excessive consumption" of porn, starting at age 14, and daily consumption in their early to mid-20s, desensitized men to even the most violent images. According to the head of the Italian Society of Andrology and Sexual Medicine, this can cause male sexual dysfunction by lowering libido and eventually leading to an inability to get an erection.

It’s not necessarily how much porn a person watches. The type can also play a role, Samadi said. Unlike the soft-core porn images seen in such magazines as Playboy or Penthouse, online pornography is generally more graphic and often depicts kinky, deviant, or even violent behavior. It's also available 24/7.

Chronic porn consumption can cause a shift in brain chemicals that may contribute to organic erectile dysfunction, said Dr. Mirza. “Your expectations become much higher than normal,” he said. "If you look at any porn video image, they are magnified. This is not what the normal anatomy looks like.”

"'Reel' life is very different than real life," said Nicole Sachs, LCSW, a social worker in Rehoboth, Del., and the author of "The Meaning of Truth." The unrealistic imagery seen in some pornography can make men or women feel self-conscious, which could lead to problems with sexual function or intimacy, she said.

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From "Young Pittsburgh man drawing attention with porn-recovery website" by David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 8/16/16

Alexander Rhodes grew up in a home full of computers . . . Soon the initial curiosity evolved into a daily devotion to hard-core pornography — an explorative compulsion turned addiction with up to 14 porn sessions a day . . .

The routine continued once he enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh, where he started a relationship with a young woman and soon discovered problems with his own sexual performance. He couldn’t continue without fantasizing about pornography. Nothing quite worked when he focused solely on her.

That was the turning point.

What Mr. Rhodes and others describe as porn addiction and porn-induced erectile dysfunction are hot topics among psychologists, psychiatrists, researchers and even pornographers. In time he finally quit the porn habit and founded the successful porn-recovery platform NoFap.com.

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Boston School Girls' Nude Selfies Flood Internet

America's schools are churning out sluts in droves.

Police in Duxbury, Massachusetts are investigating to determine how exposés of over fifty girls attending Duxbury High School in the Boston suburb were posted to the Internet photo site DropBox.  Authorities say that the girls, all identified by name in the postings, are simply innocent minors who eagerly took "embarrassing photos" of themselves or encouraged others to photograph them in "varying stages of undress."

For background, read how more and more schools incorporate pornography in the curriculum because experts say it belongs in the classroom.

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Teen Students Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

Arresting Kids for Sexting is Overreaction, Say New York Parents

Students Film Porn - School, Cops Give it a Pass

Child-Self Porn Legalized in New Mexico: Sexting

Hundreds of Colorado Students Self-produce Child Porn, Police Say

Sexting Epidemic: Indiana & Illinois Schools, Police Say

Teens Jailed for Child Porn Group Sex Video in Illinois

Homosexual Teacher Says Child Porn OK to View

Homosexual Teacher Arrested for Watching Anal Sex Pornography in Classroom

Also read Education Experts Say: Relax Parents, Sexting is Simply How Kids Flirt Today







-- From "Duxbury police are investigating how dozens of photos of local high school girls in varying stages of undress came to be uploaded on the Internet photo storage site Dropbox" by The Associated Press 5/6/16

Police were alerted to the Dopbox page on Wednesday by officials at Duxbury High School. Authorities worked with the Internet site to have the photos removed.

Duxbury Police Chief Matthew Clancy says some of the images were taken by friends or the subjects themselves. Others appeared to be fakes.

He says police were conducting interviews at the high school, but did not expect to charge any of the students there.

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From "Police: Dropbox page contained explicit photos of Duxbury High School students" by Dialynn Dwyer, Boston Globe 5/5/16

“There are some young people here who are very embarrassed and very upset,” Police Chief Matthew Clancy said in a statement. “They are victims. They made a mistake and someone took advantage of that. Unfortunately we are learning that many communities have been dealing with this very issue. We will join the Schools as needed and requested in educating students on the negative impacts of this activity.”

The department said officers are focusing on identifying the victims involved and the person responsible for creating the page.

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From "Police, Dropbox trying to ID source of lewd Duxbury pics" by Marie Szaniszlo, Boston Herald 5/7/16

[DropBox, the] San Francisco-headquartered company could take weeks to turn over data that could help investigators trace who started the Dropbox page and who used it to post or share the photos, Duxbury police Chief Matthew M. Clancy said, adding that search warrants of those people are likely to follow.

“It’s a very sensitive, private and embarrassing matter,” the chief said. “In most cases, these are selfies that were sent to a boyfriend. That’s a crime in Massachusetts, but we’re not treating it as one in the case of these girls. We want them to learn from this.

“We’re clearly identifying these girls as victims because that’s what they are,” said Clancy, who declined to say how many there are.

Both Duxbury Schools Superintendent Benedict Tantillo and high school Principal Blake A. Dalton did not return repeated calls yesterday. But Clancy said police will join school officials as needed to warn students about the dangers and the consequences of sharing nude photos of themselves or others.

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From "Police investigating website with illicit photos of Duxbury High School students" by Rebecca Everett, masslive.com 5/6/16

[Chief Clancy] said police are investigating to determine who created and contributed to the site.

He or she could be looking at a decade-long prison sentence.

That's because even if the images originated as "sexts" and were shared willingly with a teenage boyfriend or girlfriend, they are still considered child pornography if the subject is under 18. That means that even before they made it on the website, the images were technically illegally shared if they were texted or emailed.

A conviction on a charge of distributing child pornography in Massachusetts carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 20 years.

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Also read Failed Sexual Utopia Plagued by Rampant Disease

Utah Decries Porn—Causes Erectile Dysfunction etc.

Yesterday, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed first-in-the-nation legislation declaring that pornography has created a “public health crisis” that impacts brain development, causes myriad disorders, and leads to a plethora of negative effects on society including addictions, violence, human trafficking and causes permanent harm to children.  Ironically, many liberal and feminist organizations are applauding this move by the oft-criticized conservative state.

“Pornography encourages viewers to view their sexual partners in a dehumanized way, and it increases the acceptance and enjoyment of sexual violence and harmful beliefs about women, sex and rape.”
-- Dawn Hawkins, National Center on Sexual Exploitation

UPDATE 8/16/16: Pornography Causes Erectile Dysfunction, Psychiatrists Say

For background, read how more and more schools incorporate pornography in the curriculum because experts say it belongs in the classroom.

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

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Also read Failed Sexual Utopia Plagued by Rampant Disease



-- From "Utah leaders call pornography a public health crisis" by The Associated Press 4/19/16

A host of speakers including Gov. Gary Herbert spoke Tuesday during a ceremonial signing of a state resolution declaring pornography a public health crisis. They said it warps children's minds, damages mental health, undermines marriages and contributes to sexual violence.

The non-binding declaration in the predominantly Mormon state of Utah doesn't ban anything, but echoes concerns raised by many conservative religious groups as porn becomes more accessible on smartphones and tablets.

The Free Speech Coalition, an adult entertainment trade group, called it an "old-fashioned" morals bill that is driven by ignorance and opposition to sex education.

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From "Utah’s governor signs resolution calling porn a ‘health hazard’" by CNN Wire 4/20/16

S.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution on the Public Health Crisis: This resolution declares that pornography is “a public health hazard leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts and societal harms.”

It also says pornography “equates violence toward women and children with sex and pain with pleasure, which increases the demand for sex trafficking, prostitution, child sexual abuse images, and child pornography.”

H.B. 155 Reporting of Child Pornography . . . requires that computer technicians who find child pornography during their work should report it to law enforcement officials. The bill further stipulates that “the willful failure to report the child pornography” would be a class B misdemeanor.

H.B. 155 also specifies that Internet service providers are not liable if the provider “reports child pornography in compliance with specified federal law.”

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From "‘Evil, degrading, addictive, harmful’: Utah officially deems porn a public health crisis" by Niraj Chokshi, Washington Post 4/19/16

[State senator] Todd Weiler, the resolution’s chief Senate sponsor, acknowledged the ridicule he received when he first unveiled the measure, which largely focuses on pornography’s impact on children.

The resolution is non-binding and requires no public spending, so its impact rests on community action, Weiler said. Parents must make it safe for children to speak with them about pornography, he said. Communities must mobilize to limit its access, for example, in places that offer free wireless internet access.

“If a library or a McDonald’s or anyone else was giving out cigarettes to our children, we would be picketing them,” Weiler said. “And, yet, our children are accessing pornography on their tablets on these sites and we seem to be okay with that.”

“This is a $7 billion industry,” Weiler said. “Help us protect children from your evil, degrading, addictive, harmful substances. If adults want to do that, that’s their choice, but we’re talking about developing adolescent minds of our nation’s future.”

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From "Utah Governor Declares Porn A Public Health Crisis" by Katie Jerkovich, Daily Caller 4/19/16

“This isn’t just a religious moral issue,” said Republican state Sen. Todd Weiler. “Some people want to make this about sex education; no boy or girl needs to see those images to learn how families are created.”

But not everyone was in favor of the declaration. An adult entertainment trade group sent out a statement in response to the move.

“The true public health crisis are socially conservative politicians like these who have fought adequate, science-based sexual health education for over 35 years,” said the Free Speech coalition.

“We should live in a society where sexuality is spoken about openly, and discussed in nuanced and educated ways, and not stigmatized.”

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From "Is porn immoral? That doesn’t matter: It’s a public health crisis." by Gail Dines, professor of sociology at Wheelock College in Boston, posted at Washington Post 4/8/16

. . . no matter what you think of pornography (whether it’s harmful or harmless fantasy), the science is there. After 40 years of peer-reviewed research, scholars can say with confidence that porn is an industrial product that shapes how we think about gender, sexuality, relationships, intimacy, sexual violence and gender equality — for the worse. By taking a health-focused view of porn and recognizing its radiating impact not only on consumers but also on society at large, Utah’s resolution simply reflects the latest research.

Extensive scientific research reveals that exposure to and consumption of porn threaten the social, emotional and physical health of individuals, families and communities, and highlights the degree to which porn is a public health crisis rather than a private matter. But just as the tobacco industry argued for decades that there was no proof of a connection between smoking and lung cancer, so, too, has the porn industry, with the help of a well-oiled public relations machine, denied the existence of empirical research on the impact of its products.

Because so much porn is free and unfiltered on most digital devices, the average age of first viewing porn is estimated by some researchers to be 11. In the absence of a comprehensive sex-education curriculum in many schools, pornography has become de facto sex education for youth. . . .

As the evidence piles up, a coalition of academics, health professionals, educators, feminist activists and caregivers has decided that they can no longer allow the porn industry to hijack the physical and emotional well-being of our culture. . . .

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Teen Students Across America Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

And read Child-Self Porn Legalized in New Mexico: Sexting

Oregon Pre-teens' Sex Ed used Porn, Parents Livid

Educators at Hudson Park Elementary School believed "It's Perfectly Normal" to teach fourth graders how to masturbate with picture books of naked kids and adults having sex, but after parents brought the "education" books (given to their children) to the school board, Rainier School District administrators decided to withdraw the books.

“She told the students that they had to check them out and take them, so those books went home, and some other parents that we know got involved because the books came home with their children.”
-- Darren Vaughn, parent

For background, read Pornography Belongs in Classroom, More Experts Say

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Oregon Trains Pre-teens in Masturbation, Anal Sex

Pre-teens' Sex Lives Tracked by Feds via Schools

Teen Students Across America Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

Students Film Porn - School, Cops Give it a Pass

Also read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids.

And read Oregon Parents and parents elsewhere Want Obama-paid Abortionist out of School



-- From "Sex ed books pulled from library shelves at Rainier elementary school" by Kaitlyn Bolduc, Reporter, KPTV-TV12 (Portland, OR) 4/14/16

The book in question, titled “It’s Perfectly Normal,” touts itself as a children’s book for ages 10 and up, that talks all about changing bodies, sex and sexual health.

Inside of the book are illustrations about all of those things, including pages of naked teens and adults, some depicting sex acts and even masturbation.

Officials with the Rainier School District noted the title is on the state approved list of books allowed at the school, but in a letter sent home to parents Thursday, the school’s principal admits they were inappropriately passed out to 4th graders in the library recently.

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From "Parents upset after librarian shows children 'graphic' sex education books" by Sarah Grothjan, Longview Daily News 4/14/16

Darren Vaughn, who has a fifth-grade son at the school, said he learned from his neighbors that librarian Alison Dale-Moore had told several kids to look at the books. Vaughn, 43, of Rainier said his son later told him that the librarian had told several of his friends to take the books.

Vaughn said the books — including “It’s Perfectly Normal” and “It’s Not a Stork” — are “very graphic and explicit” for 10-year-olds. He said the books contain images of masturbation, condom usage, sexual intercourse and self examination.

“For example, “It’s Perfectly Normal” has a young female person bending over with a full view of her backside examining herself with a mirror,” he said. “There’s a young boy on a bed who is masturbating. It gets worse from there.”

[Vaughn] said several board members were in the dark about the books, despite the complaints being reported to Superintendent Michael Carter at the end of March.

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Also read Failed Sexual Utopia Plagued by Rampant Disease

Students Film Porn - School, Cops Give it a Pass

A video of a teenage girl performing oral sex on three teenage boys in a stairway at Northern Vance High School in Henderson, North Carolina was filmed by a fourth male teen.  Neither the school nor police and other authorities consider the incident as significant.

For background, read Arresting Kids for Sexting is Overreaction, Say NY Parents and also read Child-Self Porn Legalized in New Mexico: Sexting

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Hundreds of Colorado Students Self-produce Child Porn, Police Say

Sexting Epidemic: Indiana & Illinois Schools, Police Say

Teens Jailed for Child Porn Group Sex Video in Illinois

Teen Students Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

Also read Education Experts Say: Relax Parents, Sexting is Simply How Kids Flirt Today

-- From "No charges after force claimed in sex incident at school" by Sarah Mansur, Henderson Daily Dispatch staff 2/27/16

The 14-year-old girl involved said she was forced to perform oral sex on the three male students, who are 15, 16 and 18 years old. All the students involved have developmental disabilities, Sheriff Peter White said, although the type of disabilities has not been disclosed.

District Attorney Mike Waters said age and competency were not issues.

The Vance County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office did not find grounds for criminal charges in the case.

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From "NC high school students engage in videotaped sex act on school grounds" posted at WGHP-TV8 (High Point, NC) 2/28/16

It allegedly happened in a stairwell during school hours at Northern Vance High School in Henderson on Jan. 7.

The sheriff said the video was not disseminated and did not show use of force.

Vance County Schools said the male students involved could receive long-term suspensions, which could last up to 364 days.

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From "COPS: Students filmed porn in school stairwell" by Victor Skinner, EAGnews.org 2/29/16

“School staff discovered students out of place and began to question the situation,” Cindy Bennett, Vance County Schools assistant superintendent of student services, wrote in an email to the Dispatch. “This realization happened after the incident, as the school was dismissing for the day. School staff immediately began to review security footage to determine if an incident had occurred.”

Bennett ignored questions about why police were not contacted immediately, and how students were able to engage in sex acts in a school hallway unsupervised and undetected.

Fox 8 reports the Vance County Sheriff’s Office and District Attorney’s Office investigated the incident and determined a crime was not committed because the young girl seemed to be a willing participant in the action, and the cell phone video recording was not disseminated.

Bennett referred to the incident as a disciplinary infraction and said the male students involved could face up to a 364-day suspension. She would not tell the Dispatch whether any school employees were reprimanded as a result of the incident, or if staff obtained the cell phone video recorded by the students.

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Child-Self Porn Legalized in New Mexico: Sexting

This week, Gov. Susana Martinez of New Mexico signed legislation allowing children of ages 14 to 18 to legally produce child pornography (of themselves) and as well as distribute such pornography through electronic transmission and "sexting" because the majority of legislators believe children should have this right.

“I believe this bill is an important step forward in protecting our children from exploitation. As a former prosecutor who specialized in child abuse and sexual abuse cases, I know how important it is that we protect our kids from these abhorrent criminals.  I don’t support the so-called ‘sexting’ amendment, as I believe the reasoning behind it is misinformed and it was not carefully considered.”
-- Gov. Susana Martinez

For background, read Arresting Kids for Sexting is Overreaction, Say NY Parents

Click headlines below to read previous articles:

Hundreds of Colorado Students Self-produce Child Porn, Police Say

Sexting Epidemic: Indiana & Illinois Schools, Police Say

Teens Jailed for Child Porn Group Sex Video in Illinois

Teen Students Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

Also read Education Experts Say: Relax Parents, Sexting is Simply How Kids Flirt Today

-- From "New Mexico passes law making it legal for teenagers to sext each other" by Caroline Mortimer, UK Independent 2/27/16

New Mexico has passed a law which means teenagers can legally send each explicit “sexts” with each other without falling foul of the state’s child sex abuse images laws.

Democratic State Senator George Muñoz told the Guardian: “Kids will be kids, and they’re going to make mistakes.

“You can’t punish them for the rest of their lifetime with a charge of child pornography … if they’re consensually sending photos back and forth.”

The law specifies that sexting between minors is only legal if they “knowingly and voluntarily” exchanged images and there is no evidence of coercion.

Before the law was passed teenagers could face long jail terms as in child abuse cases prosecutors can file a charge against for each image they send.

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From "Gov. Martinez signs bill increasing child pornography penalties" by Dan Boyd, Capitol Bureau Chief, Albuquerque Journal 2/25/16

In announcing she had signed the bill, [Gov.] Martinez pointed out she could not line-item veto the provision — only bills dealing with spending can be partly vetoed — and either had to sign the bill in its entirety or veto it.

She also called on lawmakers to revisit the sexting issue in the 2017 legislative session.

After being revised several times on its way through the Legislature, this year’s bill ended up increasing the potential prison time to 10 years — 11 years, in some cases — for child pornography possession, and ramping up penalties for manufacturing and distribution, as well.

The legislation, House Bill 65, is intended to fix a situation created by a 2014 New Mexico Supreme Court ruling that effectively said 18 months was the maximum sentence for possession, no matter how many images the offender possessed.

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From "Governor inks law to toughen child porn penalties" by Justin Horwath, The New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) 2/26/16

The law increases the sentence for possession of child pornography to 10 years from 18 months; increases the sentence for distributing child pornography to 11 years from three years; and increases the sentence for manufacturing child pornography to 12 years from nine years. It passed the Senate on a 40-0 vote and the House 64-0.

Under the new law, teenagers between 14 and 17 who send explicit images of themselves to one another will not be prosecuted for possession of child pornography. Senators added the exception in an amendment to the House bill, expressing concerns that teens engaging in consensual behavior could face criminal charges.

Debate on the exemption for teenagers sparked some of the highest drama of the 30-day legislative session that ended last week, with staffers for Attorney General Hector Balderas’ office walking out of a Senate committee hearing in protest. Later, on the Senate floor, Sen. Lisa Torraco, R-Albuquerque, moved to oust members of Balderas’ staff from the full Senate debate on the bill, saying, “The attorney general has not been helpful in this process.” Senators agreed, and Balderas’ staff members were barred from the floor.

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From "Guv signs bill toughening child porn penalties" by Joey Peters, NM Political Report 2/25/16

Approval of the [sexting] amendment, supported by state senators from both parties, caused a staffer from Attorney General Hector Balderas’ office who was acting as an expert witness to storm out of the room during a senate committee hearing earlier this month. Balderas’ office pushed hard for the legislation initially but opposed the amendment, arguing that it would allow adults to pay or pressure minors to make child pornography.

Supporters of the amendment, however, argued that not exempting teen sexting would lead to arrests and jail time for teenagers who, in the words of Sen. Cisco McSorley, D-Albuquerque, are simply “being young and dumb.”

Sen. Sue Wilson Beffort, R-Sandia Park, even said during committee that she would filibuster the bill if the sexting amendment wasn’t added.

“These kids are active at this age,” Wilson Beffort said at the time. “If you are a parent of a boy who goes to jail, it’s really serious.”

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From "Martinez Signs Bill Mandating 10-Year Minimum Sentence For Child Porn Possession" by Office of The New Mexico Governor 2/25/16

Following a 2014 New Mexico Supreme Court decision that ended the long-standing precedent of allowing prosecutors to charge child pornographers with multiple counts based on the number of images or videos they possessed, those who possessed child pornography were only sentenced to 18 months in prison.

The legislation was sponsored by Representatives Sarah Maestas Barnes (R-Albuquerque) and Randal Crowder (R-Clovis).

The Governor will continue to support legislation that also closes the per-image child pornography loophole in state law, which was why this bill was introduced in the first place.

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From "New ‘Sexting’ Law Means New Mexico Teens Can Share Nude Photos And Not Be Charged" by Aaron Homer, The Inquisitr News 2/27/16

The bill has already sparked plenty of controversy. But defense lawyers insist that majority of adolescents are not aware of the severity and legal consequences of sexting, a common trait in the Smartphone age. . . .

According to the journal Pediatrics, teens who sext are more likely to be sexually active in less than a year. They are also likely to have multiple partners, pay little attention to birth control, and do drugs and alcohol. The study concluded by saying sexting was the new “normal” of teenage sexual behavior.

Most states have not updated their child abuse image laws. But supporters of the New Mexico bill hope other legislatures take a cue and do the same. [Democratic State Senator George] Muñoz, who pushed for sexting reform and an amendment for stiffer penalties against child pornography, said “Our laws have to change with technology.”

The state attorney general, Hector Baldera slammed the sexting proposal and deemed it as dangerous. “I cannot support an amendment that weakens protection against teenagers from predatory activity and creates a dangerous new child exploitation loophole,” he said in a statement.

To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Sexting Sells! Most Adults Do It, NOT Just Teens

And read Homosexual Teacher in Illinois Sexting Boy, Resigns

Failed HIV Test on Gay Porn Star = Disease Spreads

President Obama's agency charged with ensuring the safety of the sexual revolution has determined that a homosexual pornography performer who had tested negative for HIV was, in fact HIV positive, and infected with rectal gonorrhea when he unknowingly infected a porn co-worker plus another person, as well as participated in unprotected anal sex with over a dozen others over a period of days.

"Adult film performers and production companies, medical providers, and all persons at risk for HIV should be aware that testing alone is not sufficient to prevent HIV transmission."
-- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

For background, read Federal CDC Admits Failure: Carefree 'Safe Sex' is NOT Possible

Also read Feds Warn that Homosexual Men are Huge HIV Risk as the CDC Blames Gays for the Sex Disease Epidemic

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-- From "CDC: Porn actor spread HIV after testing negative for it" by Arden Dier, Newser - USA Today Network 2/13/16

Researchers say a 25-year-old male porn actor, labeled "Patient A," tested negative for HIV in 2014 and over the next 22 days had unprotected sex with at least 17 people who hailed from seven US states and four countries.

Then an HIV test came back positive, and further tests showed he likely transmitted the virus to two men: Another adult-film actor and a non-work-related partner tested HIV positive less than a month after their encounters with Patient A and showed a similar strain of the virus, reports Live Science.

Some porn companies require that actors have a negative HIV test within two weeks of filming. But MD Magazine reports tests can't detect the virus within the first 14 days of infection.

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From "CDC: Gay Porn Actor Spread HIV After Testing Negative -- 17 Sex Partners in 22 Days" by Mark Judge, CNSNews.com 2/15/16

The CDC suggests the porn industry promote the use of condoms, regular HIV testing, and the use of antiviral drugs for performers at risk of HIV.

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From "Porn Star Spreads HIV After Negative Test Result; CDC Warns Industry Needs More Than Testing" by Ali Venosa, Medical Daily 2/13/16

. . . This prompted an investigation into the partners' patient A had contact with between the time he received his negative result and his recent examination. Of the 17 named sexual contacts, the CDC found six were chronically HIV-infected; one had sexual contact with patient A before patient A was infected; and 10 were at risk for infection by patient A." And of the seven of 10 partners patient A had unprotected sex with, two became infected.

Adult film production companies first check a database to ensure the performers they hire have had a recent negative test before filming, the CDC said. But to partially protect performer privacy, production companies are only informed of whether a performer is cleared to perform (or not) on the basis of test results. Since patient A's onset didn't occur until 10 days after his negative test, companies hired him to perform in "bareback films," which involve condom-less anal sex among male performers. This, unfortunately, is only the beginning of the problem, the CDC said.

Employers are required to ensure a safe working environment by law, so the CDC suggests employing multiple strategies to reduce HIV transmission among adult performers. Frequent HIV testing, use of condoms, and some antiretroviral medicines are but a few effective methods the industry can consider. Some antiretroviral drugs have been approved for use as "pre-exposure prophylaxis" (PrEP), a treatment for those who don't have HIV but are at high risk of infection.

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From "Testing Porn Stars Isn't Stopping HIV" by John Tozzi, Bloomberg Business 2/12/16

The debate over whether to force porn actors to wear condoms is a controversial one that’s been playing out for years in California, home of the multibillion-dollar American porn industry. An HIV outbreak in 2004 spooked the industry and briefly shut down production.

Adult film productions may face greater pressure on two fronts in 2016. On Feb. 18, a state board appointed by California's governor to set standards for workplace safety will vote on proposed regulations to explicitly mandate condom use on sets. In November, new rules for the industry will also be put to Californians statewide on a ballot measure that would, among other things, require condom use and allow any state resident to sue to enforce the law. Both could extend restrictions now in place in Los Angeles throughout the state.

The adult entertainment industry opposes the rules. The industry's own voluntary system requires performers to get biweekly HIV tests before working without condoms. Productions that adhere to those standards have not had an HIV transmission in more than a decade, says Eric Paul Leue, the recently hired executive director of the Free Speech Coalition, which represents adult film producers. . . .

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Also read Anal Sex is Main Cause of HIV Pandemic, Study Shows

And read about government regulation of "safe sex" on porn shoots

Kids' Sexting Arrests — Overreaction, Say Parents

Two 14-year-old boys in Smithtown School District (Long Island, NY) have been arrested because one had sex with an underage girl while the other filmed it and then transmitted it to other kids.  The charges against the two boys include a felony for disseminating indecent material to minors as well as a misdemeanor for child abuse.  Dozens of students at Kings Park High School have now been suspended for participating in the transmission of this sexually explicit material.

Meanwhile, the sexting epidemic is prompting more education "experts" to advise that sexting doesn't harm kids, but rather what's needed is education in "safe sexting."

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Hundreds of Colorado Students Self-produce Child Porn, Police Say

Sexting Epidemic: Indiana & Illinois Schools, Police Say

Teens Jailed for Child Porn Group Sex Video in Illinois

Teen Students Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

Also read Education Experts Say: Relax Parents, Sexting is Simply How Kids Flirt Today







-- From "Sexting scandal rocks Long Island" posted at WNYW-TV5 (New York, NY) 11/10/15

Parents of the suspended children are outraged. They say their children cannot control what text messages are sent to them. Some parents have said they would defy the suspensions and send their children to school.

School officials say the [suspended] students will be arrested for trespassing if they show up.

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From "Cellphone sex images lead to arrests of Long Island teens" by Anthony DiLorenzo, WPIX-TV11 (New York, NY) 11/10/15

Suffolk County police said an encounter that occurred off school grounds between a male and female, who knew each other, was recorded on a cellphone by a male acquaintance in late October. Police said the recording was distributed electronically.

Further dissemination of the video may result in criminal charges, police said.

Smithtown School District confirms it is investigating the incident and working with Suffolk County police on the investigation into the allegations that its students were also involved in the sexting.

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From "Massive sexting scandal at Kings Park High School leads to dozens of suspensions, some arrests" by Kristin Thorne, WABC-TV7 (New York, NY) 11/9/15

Andrew Fenton's son is one of dozens of students in the Kings Park Central School District on Long Island who are now suspended for this week for allegedly texting or even viewing a video of another student in a sexually explicit video.

Fenton told Eyewitness News that kids were pulled into the principal's office at Kings Park High last Friday, and 20 parents had a meeting with the principal on Monday morning. Two students have officially been arrested.

"It's impossible to believe that your son could get into trouble because somebody forwarded a video to his phone that he has no control over receiving it," says Fenton.

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From "Parents Say They’ll Risk Arrest, Bring Kids To School After Suspensions In Sexting Case" Posted at WCBS-TV2 (New York, NY) 11/10/15

Thomas Phelan said his 15-year-old son was unfairly dragged into a sexting scandal involving several students at Kings Park High School and William T. Rogers Middle School simply for receiving a text message.

“My son was an unwilling participant because he didn’t give anyone permission or authority to send this over to him,” he said.

“A kid to receive that on their phone, I don’t know how they punish those specific kids because you can’t stop what you receive on your phone.” parent Wayne Davignon told WCBS 880’s Mike Xirinachs.

The school district posted a letter to parents on its website that said: “Possession and/or disseminating of indecent material is illegal. This can be a serious violation of the KCPSD Code of Conduct and a crime, which can result in suspension and/or arrest.”

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From "Showdown looms for parents, principal after school casts wide net in sexting scandal" by Cody Derespina, FoxNews.com 11/10/15

At least one of the suspended students attempted to attend class at Kings Park High School on Tuesday morning, but school officials called his father and told him the boy would need to be removed, Newsday reported. The father reluctantly consented and, shortly after 9 a.m., two police officers escorted the boy off the premises.

Distributing obscene images of minors is a felony in New York, and a spokesperson for the Suffolk County Police Department told FoxNews.com that students found to have passed along the sexting images could be arrested.

Any students who attempted to defy the suspension were subject to arrest if the district requested it, a spokesperson for the Suffolk Police Department said. Police maintained a presence at the school on Tuesday morning.

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From "Dear Parents and Guardians" by Timothy T. Eagen, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, Kings Park Central School District 11/9/15

Yes, WE do have a serious problem. However, from my perspective it is that our young people are carrying mini computers in their back pockets that are both unfiltered and largely unsupervised. This is a shared problem, and more than just an issue of one student, one decision, or one suspension.

This is not simply a Kings Park issue, but rather a more global issue. The good news is that this is an issue that we can address together as a community.

Many of our children are using mobile devices and social media in perfectly safe, normal, and educational ways. However, some of our children are engaging in problematic behavior.

The thing that deeply upsets me is that very few, if any, of our students district-wide reported any recent problematic behaviors to an adult. This I find troubling. There is a law on the books called the 911 Good Samaritan Law, where a person cannot be arrested for calling 911 if they are with someone in immediate need of attention. My goal over the next few months is to work with our principals and parents to get the word out that we need our young people to be good citizens and report problematic behavior to an adult. In most cases, no school discipline would result for the reporter/upstander.  On the contrary, the young person would certainly be rewarded for helping to make Kings Park a safer place to live and go to school.

To read the entire letter above, CLICK HERE.

From "Schools Can’t Stop Kids From Sexting. More Technology Can." by Jonathan Zimmerman, Sex Educator, New York University (posted at New York Times) 11/10/15

. . . For the past century, we’ve been worrying that new forms of media are fostering sexual immorality in the young. And we’ve called upon our schools to stem the evil tide. . . .

The schools are an easy target, but the wrong one. Public ambivalence about youth sexuality limits what the schools can do, nor do we have strong evidence that schools can affect teenagers’ behavior, in any event. And it’s hardly certain that youth sexting is the dangerous scourge that most adults imagine. . . . nobody has ever shown that the sexting induces kids to engage in riskier behavior. . . .

Many teenagers regard sexting as a normal part of courtship . . . [they] know that it can be perfectly innocuous . . . when a romantic couple shares intimate photos and deletes them right afterward.

. . . So how should we address the issue of sexting? What if we tried to meet the kids where they are? The most promising sex education initiatives right now are text-messaging services, which allow teenagers to submit questions anonymously and receive informed answers. In North Carolina and Texas, these services are operated by public health departments; others are run by organizations like Planned Parenthood. . . .

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Child Porn Self-produced by Hundreds: Colo. School

Cañon City (Colorado) High School administrators, cooperating with the criminal sexting investigation of local police, say that as much as half of the entire student body participated in the production and distribution of child pornography of themselves and their classmates, perhaps including some eighth graders.  The combination of today's electronic marvels and the sexual revolution has created a legal morass wherein the children are both the victims and perpetrators of their own sexual predatory crimes — class 3 felony offenses requiring registration as a sex offender.

"The scope is large, and we have secured in evidence hundreds of images of students. . . . It's going on everywhere, my suspicion is, with modern technology."
-- Supt. George Welsh, Cañon City Fremont RE-1 School District

UPDATE 2/28/16: Sexting so Common, New Mexico Legalizes Self-produced Child Pornography

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Police Expose Colorado Students Sexting, Say Parents are Ignorant

Sexting Epidemic: Indiana & Illinois Schools, Police Say

Teens Jailed for Child Porn Group Sex Video in Illinois

Teen Students Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

Also read Education Experts Say: Relax Parents, Sexting is Simply How Kids Flirt Today





-- From "Canon City School District sexting investigation involves hundreds of photos, officials say" by The Associated press 11/6/15

The Canon City Daily Records reports that at a community meeting Thursday, District Superintendent George Welsh said that sexting between students is a nationwide issue, and that the district has had isolated incidents before, but nothing compared to the scale of the current investigation.

Officials say it is unclear how many people are involved in the taking and distributing of nude photographs or how long it has been occurring in the district.

Officials say many students who engage in risque behavior over text use applications to hide the photos on their phone [including Private Photo Vault], making discovery by parents or other authority figures more difficult.

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From "Cañon City officials meet with parents to discuss sexting" posted at The Denver Post 11/5/15

On Wednesday, the district said several Cañon City High football players have been connected to the alleged activity and canceled this weekend's football game. The case has been handed over to Cañon City police.

At the parent meeting, the district attorney's office told parents it will make "reasonable decisions" about how to move forward. The school district said Wednesday that student reports and anonymous tips [via the Colorado Safe2Tell program] alerted administrators to the alleged student misconduct.

"I'm certainly not daunted," Fremont County District Attorney Tom LeDoux told the Gazette, speaking of the prospect of prosecuting unknown numbers of students.

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From "'Several hundred victims and people' could have been involved in Cañon City nude photo exchange" by Ryan Maye Handy, Colorado Springs Gazette 11/6/15

While investigators have uncovered hundreds of photos, they do not know how many students are involved, although Cañon City Police Chief Paul Schultz told parents that "several hundred victims and people" could have been involved in the photo exchange.

Cañon City is hardly the only school to deal with sexting, but the scope of the investigation could involved a large chunk of the school's 1,000-student population. [Supt.] Welsh repeatedly told parents that he suspects schools around country are grappling with the issue of how to deal with students who clandestinely use technology to "sext."

Some parents at Thursday's meeting voiced concerns that nude photo exchanges had been going on unchecked for years in Cañon City schools. One mother said her daughter, who graduated five years ago, said "girls traded nudes like trading cards." Welsh told parents he was not aware of previous issues with students exchanging nude photos on a mass scale, although individual instances have happened in the school before.

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From "Cañon City School District to host community meeting in wake of 'nude photos' scandal" by DC Spencer, Cañon City Daily Record 11/4/15

"Our suspicions are that it's been going on several years," [Supt. Welsh] said. "We suspect for sure last year, because it looks like there were several kids involved who have graduated and moved on."

"It's our belief that not a single adult was aware this was going on," he said. "No indication in any way."

However, if ongoing investigations reveal otherwise, Welsh said appropriate action will be taken.

Welsh said the situation has "run so deep," staff is dealing with "how big this thing was."

Welsh said students involved range from eighth grade to seniors in high school.

"It's not a boys-exploiting-girls situation," he said. "There was equal participation in it by both genders."

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From "Colo. students in sexting scandal could face felony charges" posted at CBS News 11/6/15

"It was flooring to find so many and there are more we don't know about," said Principal Brett Meuli.

"The decision was made based on what we saw to call the police and at that point, you just need to hand over everything you got and let the criminal investigation proceed," said Superintendent George Welsh.

"I think it's important that parents and students understand that the mere possession of these materials does constitute an ongoing crime," said District Attorney Thom LeDeux.

The district attorney says he'll work on a case by case basis, but students could face felony charges.

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From "Statement by Cañon City Fremont RE-1 School District"

The matter has been turned over to the Cañon City Police Department who explain the legal issues involved as follows: A person can be charged with a class 3 felony if they have taken a picture of themselves showing a naked private body part and sent it to another person, have received such a picture and forwarded it to another person, or have received such a picture and retained possession of it over time. Police representatives have said the primary focus of their investigation will be to determine if any adults were involved, and to determine whether any photos were coerced. Formal charges will be determined by the DA's office.

. . . However, no matter what the police investigation uncovers the Cañon City School District will hold its students accountable for their actions as outlined in district policies relating to cyber bullying, sexual harassment, and irresponsible behavior.

Most importantly, the Cañon City School District recognizes the need to formally address the 21st Century skill that all citizens use technology in a legal and ethical fashion. In the coming weeks the district will build a plan to further educate children regarding these concepts. Additionally, we highly encourage all parents to discuss this emerging issue related to modern technology directly with their children.

— Cañon City School District Superintendent George Welsh

To read the entire statement above, CLICK HERE.

Also read Sexting Sells! Most Adults Do It, NOT Just Teens

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Teens Jailed for Child Porn Group Sex Video in IL

Four Joliet (Illinois) Central High School freshmen were arrested at school on felony charges of child pornography and are being held in juvenile detention, possibly until age 21. The mother of one of the teens, a 15-year-old girl, discovered a Twitter post video of two boys having sex with her very willing daughter.

“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.”
-- Brian Benton, Chief of Police, Joliet, Illinois

For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:

Sexting Epidemic: Indiana & Illinois Schools, Police Say

Illinois School Sexting: Police Find Nude Selfies

Teen Students Learn to Produce & Distribute Child Pornography

Arrested Wisconsin Preteens Threw Sex Party, Filmed It

Indiana Teens & Child Pornography Crimes: Sexting

Child Pornography Allowed by Illinois Library Vote

Police Expose Colorado Students Sexting, Say Parents are Ignorant

Also read Education Experts Say: Relax Parents, Sexting is Simply How Kids Flirt Today

Not only that, but Education Experts Say that Pornography Belongs in the Classroom







-- 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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