Child porn charges to be laid against 10 Laval teens

Laval police warn teens of the dangers of Snapchat, after they arrest ten youths
on charges of producing and distributing child porn for allegedly sharing explicit
photos of girlfriends sent using the Snapchat app.

Nine youths, aged 13 to 15, are to appear in youth court in Laval, Que. today to face child pornography charges, after a school teacher caught a boy with explicit photos allegedly taken with the smartphone application Snapchat.

Laval police have issued warrants for 10 boys who police say were trading photos — in several cases, of each other's girlfriends — among themselves on their smartphones.

Const. Nathalie Lorrain said the teens face charges of possession, distribution and production of child pornography.

Lorrain said police and parents were called to a Laval high school in the English-language Wilfrid Laurier School Board, after a school staff member discovered a male student was showing other boys sexually explicit photographs of a girl about the same age.  (more...)

Child porn charges to be laid against 10 Laval teens