I agree it is ridiculous to prosecute anyone for something like this. Especially considering that the pictures are being taken by the girls themselves. Pictures like these should be private and if someone in authority who is not a parent comes across them, then the only people they should be accountable to are the parents. That said, I don't think people should be too harsh on the parents. Lots of good parents have children who either experiment sexually or are very active sexually. I don't think that a teenager having sex is necessarily indicative of bad behavior or bad parenting. Same goes for the taking of these pictures.
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