SEX Text Message ‘Sext’ Blooming Among Youth

Young people are sharing explicit pictures of themselves via texts and on the internet, a charity has announced in a warning to parents.

There are fears children may be bullied into exposing themselves

More than a third of secondary school pupils have received a sex text or “sext”, a survey has found.

The images feature both boys and girls exposing themselves or involved in sexual acts.

They are circulated by email, text, Bluetooth or added to social networking sites, the research from Beatbullying revealed.

The charity is warning parents their children could be being bullied into taking explicit and potentially damaging pictures.

Chief executive Emma-Jane Cross said: “We don’t want to stifle young people’s sexual development but it is important that parents and schools understand the rise of sexting so together we can act to stop sexual bullying.

“Politicians must pool together organisations like Beatbullying to create an intervention and prevention task force in schools and the local community.

“This needs to be part of the solution if we are to educate our young people about the consequences of their actions and how to keep safe online as well as offline.”

The survey of 2,094 youngsters in England revealed a minority of explicit messages had been sent by strangers.

Seven out of 10 of the 11-18-year-olds surveyed said they knew the sender personally.

A quarter of the messages were sent by the youngster’s current boyfriend or girlfriend, the study showed.

Source: http://politickler.com/2009/08/04/sex-text-message-sext-blooming-among-youth/
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