Sexting

PIERRE -- The Legislature agreed Thursday to create a special crime, with a lesser penalty, for juveniles who send to other juveniles sexually graphic images of themselves or others younger than 18 through their cell phones and other digital devices. The Senate voted 33-0 and...

As we approached "crossover day," I ran a quick check on the status of bills. Crossover day means that all bills must either have been passed or killed in the chamber of origin. In other words, if it was introduced by a House member, to stay alive it has to get over to the Senate...

PIERRE -- People younger than 18 would face a Class 1 misdemeanor for distributing digital nude images of themselves or each other in South Dakota, under a change approved Monday by the state Senate The vote was 34-0. The legislation, Senate Bill 183, goes to the House of Representatives...

PIERRE -- State legislators are looking at making "sexting" -- sending pornographic images of themselves or each other -- specifically illegal for juveniles in South Dakota. The activity already can be prosecuted as child pornography under state law. But Sen.