And the idea of charging a child with child porn for sharing a video of himself and his same-age girlfriend is ludicrous. That’s like arresting two teens who have sex with each other for corrupting a minor. There is an utter lack of common sense but instead a desire to use poorly written laws in ways they weren’t intended to be used.
If he should be charged with anything, it should be whatever an adult who shares a video of himself with another adult would be. AFAIK, that would qualify as revenge porn, which apparently is not illegal in most states.
At what point did the girl forfeit her right not to have her nude image distributed to the public?
“And the idea of charging a child with child porn for sharing a video of himself and his same-age girlfriend is ludicrous.”
Consider the ramifications. Were we to decide this is ludicrous, that’s how child porn would become rampant. Get a minor to do it and you’ve got it. No penalties.
You can convince them with money, or power, or drugs, or you can force them in some way or another.
And voila, legal child porn.