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Tuesday, March 13, 2012  Updated with video; A case involving sexual advances through text messaging has two Lee County parents pointing the blame at each other and the school system.

Monday, December 05, 2011  An adolescent medicine expert at the University of New Mexico said parents, schools and law enforcement authorities "need to understand that teenagers are neurologically programmed to do dumb things."

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  Poll: Young people say online meanness pervasive; most say it's deeply upsetting

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  Upset GOP victory in New York House race portends challenging national environment for Obama

Thursday, June 16, 2011  Video included: New York Rep. Weiner resigns from Congress amid scandal of sex photos he sent to women

Thursday, June 16, 2011  Updated: The married seven-term New York Democrat's resignation would end a once-promising career as a leading liberal voice.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  House Democrats meet for first time since Rep. Anthony Weiner admitted to online sexting

Monday, June 13, 2011  As Congress returns to work, Weiner still refuses to resign and instead heads for treatment

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  Not only can sexting be embarrassing, but also illegal.

Monday, October 11, 2010  Minnesota Vikings quarterback and former Atlanta Falcons player Brett Favre is in hot water over allegations that he was sexting nude pictures of himself to a former co-worker.

Friday, October 08, 2010  A federal court in Pennsylvania has sentenced a north Georgia man to 13 years in prison in a case involving pornographic images he received over the Internet from a teenager there, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Friday, October 01, 2010  20-year-old Kenneth Brown is accused of 'sexting' revealing photos of himself to an 11-year-old girl. 18-year-old Anthony Jackson is accused of raping a separate 11-year-old.

Monday, August 16, 2010  The Utilis Matronae Club's 2010 Debutantes and their escorts got a lesson on computer and texting safety. The group learned about the dangers of sexting, social networking, and chat rooms.

Monday, May 10, 2010  Dougherty County’s District Attorney is speaking out about sexting. Edwards’ advice on “sexting” is simple—just don’t do it.

Thursday, December 03, 2009  According to a recent survey by the National Crime Prevention Council 20% of teens admit to sexting.