Consensual in casual sense. Not legal sense. Legally they can't consent (under age of 16) but there are a bunch of caveats and "as long as both are under 18" or

Consensual in casual sense. Not legal sense. Legally they can't consent (under age of 16) but there are a bunch of caveats and "as long as both are under 18" or "age difference is no greater than 2 years" etc. That muddy the water. The case is centered around a boyfriend and girlfriend of similar age sending each other nudes. "Sane" people see no issue with children (teens, whichever your preferred term for minors is) exploring their sexuality so long as neither is feeling pressured to do so (read: consent. In the casual sense, not the legal one.) The very fact that it is legal for them to fuck each other but not legal to share nude photos is the "sanity" approach to the law. Why should A be legal but B be illegal? This is where "intent of the law" is brought into play.