California bill seeks to curb sexually explicit Internet bullying by teens

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California bill seeks to curb sexually explicit Internet bullying by teens

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-bill-seeks-curb-sexually-explicit-internet-bullying-030249749.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7XMQz6dtUYNDqRp0dlZipg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-08T030249Z_1_CBREA2708GS00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CALIFORNIA-SUICIDE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A message board and portrait of Audrie Pott are shown at a news conference in San Jose" align="left" title="A message board and portrait of Audrie Pott are shown at a news conference in San Jose" border="0" /></a>By Laila Kearney SARATOGA, California (Reuters) - Teenagers who share sexually explicit images of others on the Internet to harass them could soon face tougher punishment under California legislation proposed on Friday, spurred by the suicide of a teen after images of her sexual assault were circulated to other students. The new bill, dubbed Audrie's Law after 15-year-old Audrie Pott, who killed herself in Los Altos in September 2012, is the latest effort by lawmakers in California and other states to curb online cruelty that has been blamed for a number of teen suicides. The law would make it a crime for juveniles, those under age 18, to take or distribute images of a sexual nature of a minor with the intent to harass, shame or intimidate the person, said Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen, who helped draft the legislation. The proposed law would also allow juveniles to be tried as adults if they are accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated, developmentally disabled or otherwise incapacitated person.</p><br clear="all"/>

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