WA: Sexting bill would shield teens from adult sex offense rules

Source: nationalcybersecurity.com 9/2/26 OLYMPIA, Wash. — Legislation aimed at keeping youths who send sexually explicit texts from being charged and registered under adult sex offender laws has been sent to Gov. Jay Inslee. The bill that passed in the state Legislature on Wednesday night would create a new group of crimes reserved specifically for minors who are caught with explicit images of other minors. Most of the new crimes would be set as misdemeanors — a status that would exempt convicted youth from having to register as sex offenders. Sexting,…

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FL: Judge ignores teen’s plea to spare her sex-offending coach from prison

Source: palmbeachpost.com 8/31/26 The families of both Ruben Tirado and his 14-year-old victim asked a judge to spare him from prison. She didn’t   Faced with more than a decade in prison, a sex-offending football coach called upon the family of his 14-year-old victim to ask a judge for mercy. “He made a mistake, yes, but he’s not a monster,” said the girl’s father, speaking on behalf of his wife and daughter. “He’s not a rapist. He’s not a sex offender. He fell in love with the wrong person. That’s all.” Circuit…

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