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    April 27, 2017
    Divison of Criminal Investigation Special Agent Toby Russell and Assistant Attorney General Kelly Marnette talk about internet safety with Mitchell High School students Thursday at the school's performing arts center. (Jake Shama / Republic)
    DCI agent warns MHS students of sexting, bullying, online predators
    Anyone can be a victim of abuse online, even in small-town South Dakota. That's one of the messages Special Agent Toby Russell gave to the students...
    newsApril 27, 2017 - 4:56pm
    April 24, 2014
    DWU’s Weins to release book on youth sexting
    Jesse Weins, assistant professor of criminal justice and dean of the College of Leadership and Public Service at Dakota Wesleyan University, will publish a book based on his research on teen sexting. It will be the first book-length secondary resource on this topic in the U.S. ...
    newsApril 24, 2014 - 6:58am
    March 2, 2012
    Juvenile sexting bill on way to governor
    PIERRE -- The Legislature agreed Thursday to create a special crime, with a lesser penalty, for juveniles who send to other juveniles sexually...
    newsMarch 2, 2012 - 7:39am
    February 16, 2012
    VEHLE: SD 'sexting' bill is good compromise
    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...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 16, 2012 - 7:30am
    February 14, 2012
    Juvenile 'sexting' ban passed by state 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,...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 14, 2012 - 11:17am
    February 9, 2012
    Juveniles could get less penalty for distribution of sexual images
    PIERRE -- State legislators are looking at making "sexting" -- sending pornographic images of themselves or each other -- specifically illegal...
    news/crime-and-courtsFebruary 9, 2012 - 3:07pm
    February 6, 2010
    Wesleyan professor among first to address 'sexting'
    Dakota Wesleyan University assistant professor Jesse Weins is part of a team tackling legal issues surrounding the murky world of juvenile "sexting." Sexting, or sexualized texting, is the practice of sending illicit photos or videos electronically -- generally by cell phone, said...
    newsFebruary 6, 2010 - 12:22am
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