Quotulatiousness

January 17, 2011

Another sexting case, with a slightly misleading headline

Filed under: Law, Media, Technology — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 12:50

A brief report at the National Post implies something a bit different than the article actually says: Woman jailed after nude photo posted on Facebook.

Eighteen-year-old Angelica Nicholson of Portage, Ind. sent a nude photo of herself to a “male acquaintance” — apparently to the displeasure of the acquaintance’s girlfriend.

The girlfriend in turn posted the photo on Facebook and after an exchange of heated text messaging, Ms. Nicholson contacted Facebook to remove the photo.

Dissatisfied with Facebook’s response time, Ms. Nicholson called 911 and claimed she was 17 to get the photo removed faster.

Police found out the woman was 18 from government records, and Ms. Nicholson was arrested for false reporting.

So, yes, she was arrested, but not for posting a nude photo on Facebook. Abusing 911 services, yes, but not for posting to Facebook.

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