"In the beginning, when Kayla and Emily asked these boys for naked pictures, the majority of them thought little of saying yes. This exchange was within the range of what kids—lots of kids—consider normal. Online, a boy chats with a girl he's never met. Pants go down. Pictures are sent. And a chain of unpredictable, unknowable consequences is set in motion."A guy went to a large high school. He created a female persona on a Facebook and flirted with at least 50 of his male classmates. He got thirty of them to send naked pictures. He then used the pictures as blackmail and seven agreed to have sex with him.
Now the kid is facing 253 years in prison, but will likely be plea bargained down to much less because nobody wants to take the stand. The court kept his victims' identities "secret" by publishing only the initials and birthdates. Thanks to Facebook, it took no time to figure out who the victims were.
Wow. On so many levels, wow.
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