Legal Question in Criminal Law in Utah

My bf lives in Iowa and is being sued/charged by a girl and her parents who live in Kansas. Apparently, years ago when he was over the age of 18 and she was 17, they met online and she sent him naked pictures of herself. He said he stopped talking to her, and now he is being charged by them because she was a minor and he wasn't. My understanding is the age of consent in both states is 16 - and that's for sex - so if she was sending him pictures, is that not her consenting to do it? How could he force her to do that against her will if she lived miles and miles away? He's been contacted by DCI and he got himself a lawyer, but what I don't understand is how there is any premise whatsoever that he can be charged with anything? Worst case scenerio, he says he could be facing jail time and he would be a registered sex offender. Is this just another case where people are seeking out money any which way they can, or are their charges legit? Thank you for your time!!


Asked on 2/23/10, 3:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kelly Ann Booth Bautista Booth Parkinson, PLLC

She can't consent to being in child pornography. If she sent naked pictures of herself to him when she was 17, and he kept them, he may be charged with possessing child porn.

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Answered on 3/01/10, 9:46 pm


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