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The Marquette County Prosecutor has declined to authorize criminal charges in relation to a county-wide sexting scandal involving hundreds of high school students at local schools.
The investigation conducted by the Michigan State Police concluded students from Gwinn, Ishpeming, Marquette, Negaunee, Republic and Westwood schools were all involved in using social media to transmit sexually explicit images of each other.
The prosecutor said though the activity could technically be considered a crime and clearly inappropriate, it’s not what the law intended to criminalize.
The Michigan State Police will be meeting with school superintendents this week to discuss a plan going forward and bring the investigation to a conclusion.
Parents are encouraged to talk to their children about exchanging sexually explicit photos or videos.
