What is sexting? Why is it a problem? What parents and teens need to knowFrom the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) press release accompanying its policy statement on “sexting”: “A survey conducted for NCMEC by Cox Communications and released in June 2009 found that 19% of teens surveyed had sent, received, or forwarded sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude photos through text message or e-mail. Of the teens surveyed who had engaged in ‘sexting,’ 60% sent the photos to a boyfriend/girlfriend and 11% sent them to someone they did not know.” Policy Statement on Sexting |