Illinois Governor Quinn Signs “Sexting” Law
Jul 19, 2010, Kevin Lee, Illinois Statehouse News
(Illinois Models for Change note: The Juvenile Justice Initiative and other Illinois Models for Change partners helped educate lawmakers about the need to revise sex offender laws and provide prosecutors with alternative responses to "sexting" by juveniles.)
SPRINGFIELD – In an attempt to address the newfound ways people are using personal technology, Gov. Pat Quinn signed off on the state’s first “sexting” law on Sunday.
Sexting describes the act in which…
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