State Sen. ponders changing child porn laws for 'sexting'

A little over a year after the Hook reported on the phenomenon in a May 1, 2008 cover story, at least one member of the General Assembly is considering adjusting the Virginia state code so minors who send nude cell phone pictures of themselves won't be prosecuted under the same child pornography laws as pedophiles. "I don't know any member of the General Assembly who a year ago knew what sexting was," State Senator Ken Stolle (R-Virginia Beach) tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch. "I think the concern is we actually have behavior that has not been contemplated by the statutes or by the General Assembly." The General Assembly reconvenes in January.