Group of High School Girls Have their Photos Stolen Off Facebook, Posted on Pornographic Website

Federal investigators seem to have hit a brick wall in a case involving a group of Massachusetts high school students and a pornographic website. The incident surrounds a group of female students who discovered that photos of themselves had been lifted from their Facebook profiles and subsequently posted on a pornographic website. FBI agents were investigating the incident to see if there were any child pornography laws that were broken, but because all of the girls were fully clothed in the photos, it would appear as though there won’t be any criminal prosecution for the individual who stole the pictures.

The website itself is facing quite a bit more scrutiny and should probably seek the counsel of a child pornography attorney as a deeper look into their content uncovered actual child porn on their site.

At issue is just how safe are social media websites. According to reports, all of the girls victimized in the incident had their profiles set as public, meaning anyone could view their photos and download them. Their accounts weren’t hacked, meaning there was no crime of any kind committed by the individual that initially downloaded the images.

In addition to the photos, the girl’s names and the high school that they attended were posted on the website.

One of the girls involved is only 14 years old. Considering the website contained child pornography and the girl’s identities were compromised, the girls are easier targets for sexual predators.

While it appears as no criminal offense was committed against the girls, there is a lesson to be learned. Individuals need to be vigilant in safeguarding their personal information, and need to be aware of how to adjust their privacy settings so their lives aren’t on display to the entire world.