Teens today face serious criminal charges when they get in trouble for sexting. Sexting is the exchange of nude or semi-nude images via a telecommunications device. When teens engage in sexting, they don't think about the possible criminal charges they may face. Sexting among teens is a common problem we face today in our highly technological world. Laws are unable to keep up with the pace of technological advances. Louisiana teachers, parents and legislators need to be more aware of this issue to try to protect teenagers from endangering themselves and their futures. Louisiana law defines teen sexting as; (1) “No person under the age of seventeen shall knowingly and willfully use a computer or telecommunications device to transmit an indecent visual depiction of himself or herself to another person.” (LA Rev Stat § 14:81.1.1.) Sexting is divided into three categories; (1) two teenagers who are in a relationship exchange indecent photos with each other. (2) Two teenagers who are in a relationship where one party sends an indecent photo to another and one of the teenagers sends it to a third party. (3) A teenager who wants to have a relationship [hook up] with someone will send an indecent picture to another, and that person will send it to a third party. There are three criteria for child pornography; (1) the child is hurt in the prose of doing. (2) Signs of a struggle must be present. (3) The child's legal guardian forces the child to take photos or videos of sexual behavior. When a teenager is sexting, none of these criteria are met. The photos were taken and sent voluntarily, there is not enough evidence to say that the teenagers are forced to take the photo by their partner. From the first f...... middle of paper......ens in Relationship to sexting and censorship. University of Michigan Law Reform Journal 45.2 (2012): 315–350. Print.Patchin, Justin W., Joseph A. Schafer, and Sameer Hinduja. “Cyberbullying and sexting”. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin 82.6 (2013): 2–5. Print.Potter, Andrea Erwin. "Sexting and Louisiana's Punishment of Children Whom the Law Intends to Protect from Prosecution Under Child Pornography Statutes." Family Law Quarterly 45.3 (2011): 419–442. Print.Walsh, Wendy, Janis Wolak, and David Finkelhor. “Sexting: When Will Prosecutors Decide to Prosecute?” Crimes Against Children Research Center (2013): 1–4. Press. The Third National Study of Youth Online Victimization (NJOV-3). Wood, Robert H. "The First Amendment Implications of Sexting in Public Schools: A Dilemma for Administrators Who Intercept Visual Love Notes." Journal of law and politics 18.2