Alex Phillips, a "wise guy" who wanted to get revenge on his 16-year-old girlfriend by posting photos of her most private parts on MySpace, now faces felony child pornography charges in Wisconsin.
Phillips is 17 and considered an adult under the law, and his former girlfriend is a minor. He told La Crosse County Sheriff's Department he was just "venting" after she jilted him last week.
The girlfriend had taken the naked photos of herself in her home, then sent them to Phillips on her cell phone, according to Sgt. Mark Yehle. One was "front body nudity" and a second was her "vaginal and anal area," he said.
"I can only surmise she thought that would impress him somehow," said Yehle. "She's not an innocent victim. Kids don't realize that once a photo is in a digital format and you send it to someone, you better trust that person."
When the girl discovered the photos had been posted on the Internet with explicit captions, she contacted police, who asked Phillips to take them down or face jail time. Police said the boy refused, saying, "F*** that, I am keeping them up." (LOL)
Phillips eventually told police he would take down the photos, but they were still there the next day, according to Yehle, so they contacted MySpace, which immediately had them removed.
---Sentence Could Be 12 Years---
Phillips, who is one year older than his ex-girlfriend, has been charged with possession of child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child by a person under 18 and defamation. The exploitation charges alone carry a 12-year sentence, according to circuit court papers.
"I am sure he will be pleaded out," she said. "No one wants him to go to jail. It's more than a slap on the wrist, but if you tell police where to go, you'll end up in jail."
Without stiff penalties in cases like these, teens like Phillips can take down the photos then repost them elsewhere. "If you can't get a kid to stop, it's like trying to catch a river in your hand," Aftab said. "They are letting him know how serious this is."
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Bad way to embarrass someone.... a potential 12 year sentence is sure gonna make him think twice about what he did.... He should of just manned up, but he still a teen, those crazy teens.... ah yeah Warman u know him lol
Phillips is 17 and considered an adult under the law, and his former girlfriend is a minor. He told La Crosse County Sheriff's Department he was just "venting" after she jilted him last week.
The girlfriend had taken the naked photos of herself in her home, then sent them to Phillips on her cell phone, according to Sgt. Mark Yehle. One was "front body nudity" and a second was her "vaginal and anal area," he said.
"I can only surmise she thought that would impress him somehow," said Yehle. "She's not an innocent victim. Kids don't realize that once a photo is in a digital format and you send it to someone, you better trust that person."
When the girl discovered the photos had been posted on the Internet with explicit captions, she contacted police, who asked Phillips to take them down or face jail time. Police said the boy refused, saying, "F*** that, I am keeping them up." (LOL)
Phillips eventually told police he would take down the photos, but they were still there the next day, according to Yehle, so they contacted MySpace, which immediately had them removed.
---Sentence Could Be 12 Years---
Phillips, who is one year older than his ex-girlfriend, has been charged with possession of child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child by a person under 18 and defamation. The exploitation charges alone carry a 12-year sentence, according to circuit court papers.
"I am sure he will be pleaded out," she said. "No one wants him to go to jail. It's more than a slap on the wrist, but if you tell police where to go, you'll end up in jail."
Without stiff penalties in cases like these, teens like Phillips can take down the photos then repost them elsewhere. "If you can't get a kid to stop, it's like trying to catch a river in your hand," Aftab said. "They are letting him know how serious this is."
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Bad way to embarrass someone.... a potential 12 year sentence is sure gonna make him think twice about what he did.... He should of just manned up, but he still a teen, those crazy teens.... ah yeah Warman u know him lol
