Possession of any pictures of nude children is a felony. The fact that they are juveniles does not play any role in determining guilt, though it might affect the punishment. But, remember, many teens have become convicted felons for their dealings with marijuana.
It is.
My question had more to do with the scenario where some (say) 14 yo girl takes nude pics of herself and distributes them. Say some kid receives said pictures and reports the fact.
The question is: can you deal with the 14 yo girl in the same way you would if it were an adult who took/posted the pictures?
And if you have kids who receive the pics and did not report them -- would you prosecute them to the same level as if it were an adult in posession?
None of this is an attempt to excuse this sort of behavior -- which is symptomatic of cultural decay (abetted by technological advancement). It's more to point out the legal ambiguity of what's going on.
Nude pics of my kids in the bath tub or running around the house? I find that hard to believe.
That would make my grandparents and parents felons. That is too broad.
Untrue. Mapplethorpe's (questionable IMHO) art book is still available and is legal to purchase, and no end of baby pics are legal (but best kept offline). Generally the law cites porn as something prurient and intended to arouse the viewer. The picture of the young Vietnamese girl fleeing a napalm strike, for instance, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning piece of journalism and no one in their right mind would call it porn.
Fools. They are fools.