February 11, 2009 4:18 PM

Teen Jailed For Nude MySpace Photo Of Ex

(AP)  A 19-year-old man who posted a nude photo of his younger ex-girlfriend on her MySpace page was sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Anthony D. Rich pleaded no contest Tuesday to child abuse and attempted child abuse. He is expected to begin his sentence in October.

Prosecutors reduced the charges from sex crimes that could have branded Rich a sex offender for life. He was 17 when he posted the photo of his then-15-year-old girlfriend on the social-networking Web site that's owned by News Corp.

Rich had dated the girl for more than two years. He posted the photo after they broke up. The girl consented to having the photo taken, but Rich did not have permission to post it, authorities said.

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by griezz September 2, 2007 7:45 PM EDT
soundgarden, I don''t know if I agree with the sentence in this particular case, but I would hardly compare this case with those of Lohan, Hilton et. al. After all, those were cases of drunk driving while this was literally a case of posting child pornography.

What''s bad about this case is that he plead guilty to abuse in a case where I don''t think he should have been found guilty (I don''t beleive teenage exploration with a consenting peer should be considered a criminal act), while his posting of the picture was definitely a criminal act: disseminating child pornography.

Even though there was a plea bargain, I think that the D.A. made a bad call here.
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by hissteps4u September 2, 2007 4:21 PM EDT
What is Pitiful is that Younger and younger females think the way of Love is to have *** and or allow heavy petting as we use to us the term and get Naked. What the heck is a 15 year old doing getting naked for her boyfriend for and why has *** become so *** important to maintain a relationship with someone especially young kids.

i remember how repulsed I was at 17 when I allowed a girl to ride in my Car and she had *** with everyone in the car that night One after the other .
I was so ashamed of myself. She ended up pregnant and one of my friends ended up the father and they married only to divorce a few months later.

Kids----*** is not th answer to a relationship and KEEP your Pants on and yourselves in school...

This Kid deserves the Jail time and the girl needs help.
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by soundgerden1 September 2, 2007 3:56 PM EDT
What''s funny is these low-life celebrity girls (Lohan, Hilton, Ritchie) can get busted over and over for drug abuse and DUI''s and spend a few days, or less in jail. But a guy who puts a stupid nude picture of a girl on a myspace page gets 30 days in jail recieving treatment like a death row inmate. There''s no justice in this country. People better wake up and see that truth!!
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by dovestar September 2, 2007 10:56 AM EDT
Well, Chriszhill, so you say God doesn''t exist. OK, let''s assume you''re right for the moment. Suppose everything ends at death and there''s no eternity, no heaven, and no hell. If I believe in God, which I do, doesn''t the life He calls me to lead, being kind to my fellow man, loving my neighbor as myself, etc. count for anything? People will have fond memories of me when I pass on. So I win, right?
But suppose I''m right. Suppose when you die, you will have to face the One Whose existence you so vehemently deny? He gave you plenty of proofs for His existence. Let''s see, this systematic world, in perfect order, man himself and the complexities of the human body, which could not come together by some remote chance, just to name a few. If I''m right, you will have to face God in your sins--when He offered His Son, Jesus Christ to die for you and you would have none of Him. Unless you reconsider your position, son, you lose. The sad fact here is that you could have won. It''s not too late for you--yet.
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by dovestar September 2, 2007 10:44 AM EDT
Let me get this straight. Young man posts nude photo of younger girlfriend on MySpace, which accepts said photo for publication. Young man sentenced to 30 days in jail and you people think something''s wrong with our justice system.

Something''s wrong, all right but it''s not with our justice system, which is by no means perfect. What''s wrong is with our anything goes society that thinks it''s perfectly OK to invade another''s privacy for any reason whatsoever. True, this young girl should not have allowed her picture to be taken in the first place, but this is another sick symptom of our anything goes society.
The Bible says, Be sure your sins will find you out. Are you ready to listen?
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by chriszhill September 1, 2007 4:46 PM EDT
Wwoww, SharnCedar, i''m not sure where to begin. Are you a big girl? What did the Sleazy little tramp do to you? You don''t even know this young lady. As a matter of fact, to all you with snide comments, dispariging remarks at this girls expense. You sure are judgemental, I''m guessing that''s because you believe in God. You God nuts are usually the worst. Oh yeah, god doesn''t exist, but thats a different subject. Being naked is great if that''s your thing. Haven''t you ever wanted to feel ***, maybe a little naughty. I bet you have. You spout all sorts of rhetoric you''ve learned throughout the years like ''the man is keeping my people down, systematic impoverishment, blah blah blah''. How about you get a job, dress a little *** and go find a man or woman who''ll tear you a new one. You know what, the police should have made him strip, take a naked pic of him with his tiny weenie, then put it on the yahoo page. See how he feels about that. Anyway, your a little crazy, and you seem to have a skewed view of reality. Get some medicine and stop being so angry at the ''man''. All these crazy ramblings come from deep seated feelings inside you; a reflection if you will. There are fine, upstanding, good people in this world, and yes, some of them like to take a naked picture here and there. It doesn''t make them the next criminal deviant donkey show participant. Hey, maybe you have some tendencies toward that yourself, otherwise, why would you be so angry...?
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by chriszhill September 1, 2007 4:46 PM EDT
Wwoww, SharnCedar, i''m not sure where to begin. Are you a big girl? What did the Sleazy little tramp do to you? You don''t even know this young lady. As a matter of fact, to all you with snide comments, dispariging remarks at this girls expense. You sure are judgemental, I''m guessing that''s because you believe in God. You God nuts are usually the worst. Oh yeah, god doesn''t exist, but thats a different subject. Being naked is great if that''s your thing. Haven''t you ever wanted to feel ***, maybe a little naughty. I bet you have. You spout all sorts of rhetoric you''ve learned throughout the years like ''the man is keeping my people down, systematic impoverishment, blah blah blah''. How about you get a job, dress a little *** and go find a man or woman who''ll tear you a new one. You know what, the police should have made him strip, take a naked pic of him with his tiny weenie, then put it on the yahoo page. See how he feels about that. Anyway, your a little crazy, and you seem to have a skewed view of reality. Get some medicine and stop being so angry at the ''man''. All these crazy ramblings come from deep seated feelings inside you; a reflection if you will. There are fine, upstanding, good people in this world, and yes, some of them like to take a naked picture here and there. It doesn''t make them the next criminal deviant donkey show participant. Hey, maybe you have some tendencies toward that yourself, otherwise, why would you be so angry...?
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by chriszhill September 1, 2007 4:26 PM EDT
Wwoww, SharnCedar, i''m not sure where to begin. Are you a big girl? What did the Sleazy little tramp do to you? You don''t even know this young lady. As a matter of fact, to all you with snide comments, dispariging remarks at this girls expense. You sure are judgemental, I''m guessing that''s because you believe in God. You God nuts are usually the worst. Oh yeah, god doesn''t exist, but thats a different subject. Being naked is great if that''s your thing. Haven''t you ever wanted to feel ***, maybe a little naughty. I bet you have. You spout all sorts of rhetoric you''ve learned throughout the years like ''the man is keeping my people down, systematic impoverishment, blah blah blah''. How about you get a job, dress a little *** and go find a man or woman who''ll tear you a new one. You know what, the police should have made him strip, take a naked pic of him with his tiny weenie, then put it on the yahoo page. See how he feels about that. Anyway, your a little crazy, and you seem to have a skewed view of reality. Get some medicine and stop being so angry at the ''man''. All these crazy ramblings come from deep seated feelings inside you; a reflection if you will. There are fine, upstanding, good people in this world, and yes, some of them like to take a naked picture here and there. It doesn''t make them the next criminal deviant donkey show participant. Hey, maybe you have some tendencies toward that yourself, otherwise, why would you be so angry...?
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by chriszhill September 1, 2007 4:26 PM EDT
Wwoww, SharnCedar, i''m not sure where to begin. Are you a big girl? What did the Sleazy little tramp do to you? You don''t even know this young lady. As a matter of fact, to all you with snide comments, dispariging remarks at this girls expense. You sure are judgemental, I''m guessing that''s because you believe in God. You God nuts are usually the worst. Oh yeah, god doesn''t exist, but thats a different subject. Being naked is great if that''s your thing. Haven''t you ever wanted to feel ***, maybe a little naughty. I bet you have. You spout all sorts of rhetoric you''ve learned throughout the years like ''the man is keeping my people down, systematic impoverishment, blah blah blah''. How about you get a job, dress a little *** and go find a man or woman who''ll tear you a new one. You know what, the police should have made him strip, take a naked pic of him with his tiny weenie, then put it on the yahoo page. See how he feels about that. Anyway, your a little crazy, and you seem to have a skewed view of reality. Get some medicine and stop being so angry at the ''man''. All these crazy ramblings come from deep seated feelings inside you; a reflection if you will. There are fine, upstanding, good people in this world, and yes, some of them like to take a naked picture here and there. It doesn''t make them the next criminal deviant donkey show participant. Hey, maybe you have some tendencies toward that yourself, otherwise, why would you be so angry...?
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by chriszhill September 1, 2007 4:26 PM EDT
Wwoww, SharnCedar, i''m not sure where to begin. Are you a big girl? What did the Sleazy little tramp do to you? You don''t even know this young lady. As a matter of fact, to all you with snide comments, dispariging remarks at this girls expense. You sure are judgemental, I''m guessing that''s because you believe in God. You God nuts are usually the worst. Oh yeah, god doesn''t exist, but thats a different subject. Being naked is great if that''s your thing. Haven''t you ever wanted to feel ***, maybe a little naughty. I bet you have. You spout all sorts of rhetoric you''ve learned throughout the years like ''the man is keeping my people down, systematic impoverishment, blah blah blah''. How about you get a job, dress a little *** and go find a man or woman who''ll tear you a new one. You know what, the police should have made him strip, take a naked pic of him with his tiny weenie, then put it on the yahoo page. See how he feels about that. Anyway, your a little crazy, and you seem to have a skewed view of reality. Get some medicine and stop being so angry at the ''man''. All these crazy ramblings come from deep seated feelings inside you; a reflection if you will. There are fine, upstanding, good people in this world, and yes, some of them like to take a naked picture here and there. It doesn''t make them the next criminal deviant donkey show participant. Hey, maybe you have some tendencies toward that yourself, otherwise, why would you be so angry...?
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