Anatomy of a child pornographer.

• Author: DeMarzo, Brian
• Position: Letters - Letter to the editor

"Sexting"--voluntarily sending nude or semi-nude photos of oneself from a cell phone--constitutes a moral dilemma, not a legal one. Alas, as Nancy Rommelmann points out ("Anatomy of a Child Pornographer," July), such actions are placing teenagers on trial in a court of law, instead of on trial by their parents and guardians--as it should be.

Fortunately, there is a way to encourage lawmakers to change the law. Since the recipient is just as guilty (in the eyes of the law) of distributing child...