Teenagers Make Porn Video

April 16, 2009 Posted by TRAVIS in Crime & Punishment

Ten teenagers from the Florida Keys were charged Wednesday with making child pornography after detectives confiscated a videotape of a 16-year-old runaway girl having sex with a 19-year-old man as another man is ''directing,'' according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Seven other teens made comments about ''making a porn'' as they watched the taping for an hour, a detective's report said. ''This is not some minor kid's thing,'' Monroe County Sheriff Bob Peryam said. ``While it may seem like innocent fun to some, it's a horrible situation. These are felony offenses that can follow these teenagers for the rest of their lives.'' The case came to light when a 14-year-old runaway told a school resource officer that she was worried her friend -- the girl having sex on the tape -- had been raped. That triggered a Monroe County Sheriff's Office investigation and the arrest of the four adults and six juveniles. The girl having sex on the tape told investigators she had not been raped. The tape was still in the recorder when the mother of one of the participants gave it to the sheriff's office on March 23, a day after the videotaping took place in her home in Key Largo. ''I explained the allegations to her and told her how important it was for me to recover the tape as soon as possible to prevent its duplication,'' Detective Linda Mixon, who works in the Crimes Against Women and Children's Unit, wrote in her report. ``She was not aware of the tape but went into her son's room and retrieved his Canon video recorder and charger.'' Peryam said the charges would have been much more severe had the videotape been duplicated, distributed or put on the Internet. ''We don't know what the intent was,'' Peryam said. ``But bottom line is it's a crime for people that age to photograph and videotape themselves having sex. Then it becomes child pornography.'' The taping happened March 22, when a group of 10 friends -- seven boys and three girls age 13 to 19 -- gathered at the Key Largo apartment. Read full story here

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