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''Sexting'' has lawyers grappling for a new definition of what constitutes a predatory sex offender. In general, the law says any nude or semi-nude photo of someone under the age of 18 constitutes child pornography.

A 2008 survey by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unwanted Pregnancy found that 39 percent of teens have sent or posted sexually suggestive messages and 48 percent say they have received such messages. Many parents worry the images could find their way onto the Internet, or even worse, into the possession of actual sexual predators.

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus also experienced the pitfalls of ''sexting'' when someone hacked into her phone and leaked racy images of her—meant only for her boyfriend—online.

20% of all teens say they have sent nude or semi-nude pictures or videos of themselves.

Cell phones are now embedded with cameras and have the capability to send pictures to other phones and computers.

With sexting, sexually active kids can harass each other simply and quickly.

Because they can’t control who these pictures are subsequently sent to, they run the risk that they may wind up in the hands of a sexual predator or someone else who could harm them.