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He's being tried for "possession of child pornography and manufacturing child pornography." The article says, in plain text, that she did exactly the same thing
by xanderstrike 12y ago
He's being tried for "possession of child pornography and manufacturing child pornography." The article says, in plain text, that she did exactly the same thing. It strongly implies that she initiated.
Who reported it is irrelevant, especially since the person reporting was neither of the kids involved. For identical crimes, either both of them should be arrested or neither of them. Anything else is injustice and a failure.
- bitJericho 12y agoIf the boy's mother presses charges they'd implicitly be confirming the allegations.
- bradleyjg 12y agoThe whole "pressing charges" thing is mostly overplayed in popular culture. Police departments may certainly have a process for filing a complaint, and prosecutors may certainly prefer to have a cooperative complaining witness, but the putative victim of a crime has no formal role in the criminal justice process. A crime is considered an offense against the state, and the state is the party that decides who and whether to prosecute.
- bitJericho 12y agoYou're right, I should have said "complained."