Teen Charged With Sending Nude Pics of Herself

Oswalt said the girl had already been warned by school administrators about what he called "inappropriate cell phone behavior."

A 15-year-old girl was faces felony charges for allegedly taking nude pictures of herself and...

A 15-year-old girl was faces felony charges for allegedly taking nude pictures of herself and sending them to classmates. In unrelated cases, Alex Philips and Franklin Hocker were charged with allegedly posting nude photos of their ex-girlfriends online.

The Licking Valley High School principal did not return a call for comment.

In Pittsburgh, Pa., police Detective Mike Overholt told ABC News he encounters similar problems at least once a week. "It's ballooned here," he said.

"My sense is they look at it as if there's nothing wrong with it," said Overholt. "It's being a star."

But there can be serious consequences in many states that make child pornography illegal to send or possess.

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A teen field hockey player in upstate New York testified earlier this year that she took a photograph of herself in panties and bra and sent it to her coach at his request.

"It made me feel special and important," she told a jury, according to Binghamton Press Sun Bulletin. "He would say I was beautiful, that I had a good body and was really athletic."

The coach was convicted of child pornography and other charges.

Candice Kelsey, author of "Generation MySpace: Helping Your Teen Survive Online Adolescence," said online culture encourages exhibitionism. "It's a means of getting attention, of becoming more popular," she said. "It's an unhealthy extension of a healthy adolescent exploration."