Poll: 15% of Teens Sent Naked Photos on Cell Phones

Think it was a good idea to get your 10-year-old a cell phone? Not if it can download texts and images, it's not.

About one in seven American teens with cellphones say they have received nude or nearly nude photos by text message, according to a new survey on "sexting." Helping to define the little-understood trend in teen life, the poll found that 15 percent of adolescents ages 12 to 17 have received sexually suggestive photos or videos on their personal cellphones. Just 4 percent acknowledged sending out a naked image.

Older teens were more likely to report sexting, with 30 percent of 17-year-olds saying they had received such photos, compared with 4 percent of 12-year-olds, according to the report by Pew Research Center.  The provocative photos are usually sent as part of a romantic relationship – or one that is wished-for, the study found.  "Most people are too shy to have sex," one young high school student told researchers. "Sexting is not as bad."

Wrote an older high school girl: "Most of the girls who have are usually pressured by a guy they like or want to like them, or their boyfriends."

Poll finds 15% of teens with cellphones have received racy photos | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Headline | National News

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