Now consider this:

Wisconsin - A 17-year-old was charged with possessing child pornography after he posted naked pictures of his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend online.

Alabama - Authorities arrested four middle-school students for exchanging nude photos of themselves.

New York - A 16-year-old boy is now facing up to seven years in prison for forwarding a nude photo of a 15-year-old girlfriend to his friends.

Pennsylvania - Three teenage girls who allegedly sent nude or semi-nude cell phone pictures of themselves, and three male classmates in a Pennsylvania high school who received them, are charged with child pornography.

Texas - A Texas eighth-grader spent the night in a juvenile detention center after his football coach found a nude picture on his cell phone that a fellow student sent him.

Florida - One notable incident in Florida left 18-year-old Philip Alpert listed as a registered sex offender for the next 25 years after he was convicted of sending nude images of his 16-year-old girlfriend to family and friends after an argument.

CBS News legal analyst, Lisa Bloom, said of the six teens in Pennsylvania, "This is a serious felony. They could be facing many years in prison." News reports are constantly identifying legal repercussions after these indecent photos appear online, and attorneys say there are many unanswered questions about whether young people who send their own photos could face prosecution for obscenity or child pornography. Depending upon the individual state, both parties can be subject to all kinds of laws and prosecution.

Sexting photos seldom stay in only the phone they were sent to. Their distribution is often very broad... to friends, on facebook and myspace, etc. And once the photos are out there, there's no taking them back.

You hear all the stories in today's world... rape, abuse, sexting. I never thought I would be one of those girls. He was my first real boyfriend. I didn't know at the time what sexting was, that it is illegal, and it means you have no self respect. We had been dating for two weeks, and he asked for a picture. Not knowing what he meant, I sent a picture of my face. He texted me back saying me naked or of something under my shirt. Surprisingly I actually sent ten pictures to him. Then he dumped me! Girls, if your boyfriend asks you to send a picture of you naked, dump him. All he wants you for is sex. You can do better than that. I have learned, but every day I live with the guilt of the pictures. I never knew, but you can do better.

She looks through the photos of her past
Ohhing and Ahhing over the great days,
But as she reads her journals, the ohhs and ahhs stop.
Tears fill her eyes of the terrible lie.
The photos in the albums are great treasures,
But the haunting pictures are in cyberspace for all to see.
All the horrible teenage drama
She knew better
More than anyone else.
She only wanted to feel loved and valued.
She is stronger now but still has doubts
About that boy.
Her hopes and dreams are still there,
But she hates to think about those pictures.
No one knows but her new boyfriend and her close friends.
She can't find the heart to tell her parents after 3 years.