A teenager's mom used nude cell phone pictures to blackmail her daughter's ex into seeing her again, according to CNN. And email messages. Child pornography charges have been filed, because at least one part of the (ex?) couple is 13. Actually, this rich media story is very hard to summarize, so quotes will have to do:
According to a Sleepy Hollow police officer's sworn affidavit, investigators began looking into the matter Aug. 21 after the 13-year-old boy's parents reported that he had received hundreds of threatening e-mails and text messages from the woman, the Daily Herald of Arlington Heights reported.
The parents told police that the boy and his 13-year-old girlfriend had exchanged nude photos of themselves over their cell phones, and that after the breakup, the girl's 42-year-old mother threatened to post the boy's pictures online unless he reunited with her daughter, the newspaper reported.
Police are pursuing counts of intimidation, harassment and child pornography possession in the case, according to the newspaper. Investigators are analyzing cell phones and computers seized from the girl's home and school.
The parents told police that the boy and his 13-year-old girlfriend had exchanged nude photos of themselves over their cell phones, and that after the breakup, the girl's 42-year-old mother threatened to post the boy's pictures online unless he reunited with her daughter, the newspaper reported.
Police are pursuing counts of intimidation, harassment and child pornography possession in the case, according to the newspaper. Investigators are analyzing cell phones and computers seized from the girl's home and school.
Note the odd Gothic grace note of Sleepy Hollow.
(thanks, Ladi)
Thanks for this, Bryan -- I grew up not far from that Sleepy Hollow neighborhood. I'm pretty sure I don't know the families involved though...
This particular Sleepy Hollow is haunted, or so I've heard.
Posted by: Dona | October 13, 2008 at 14:17
What kind of haunts, Dona? Besides cell-phone-enabled maternal stalkers, that is.
Posted by: Bryan Alexander | October 17, 2008 at 07:06
Hello there, I'm having problems viewing your blog on my iPhone, the comment form isn't showing properly for me. (Just thought you might want to know, I'm typing this from my laptop.) carl
Posted by: aurum | February 09, 2011 at 10:45