Man arrested for texting naked photo of girlfriend’s daughter
Posted on December 8, 2011 at 1:37 PM
Updated Friday, Dec 9 at 7:09 AM
SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. — A man is in custody after allegedly texting a naked photo of his girlfriend’s daughter to nearly 40 contacts in the girl’s cellphone.
Eugene Foster, 31, was arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor, said Elias Johnson of the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.
Foster found a photo the girl, a student at Poston Butte High School in San Tan Valley, had taken of herself, and decided to teach her a lesson by sending the photo to contacts in her phone. Investigators do not believe Foster was intentionally trying to exploit the child.
When the officials at Florence Unified School District learned about the incident, they contacted parents, asking them to immediately delete the text if they or their children received it. They also advised parents to have a conversation with their kids to explain that sharing nude photos of minors, whether by text message, e-mail or via the Internet, is illegal under state and federal child pornography laws and that the penalties and consequences of such action can be severe.
“To spread this photo further would not only add to the devastating embarrassment of one of our students, making a bad situation worse, it would make the sender subject to severe legal consequences,” Dawn Hawman, the district’s director of public relations, told parents. “The welfare of our students is always our top priority, and we appreciate your assistance in minimizing the damage done by one adult’s poor choices.”
“That’s something that you deal with at home,” said Doug Peterson, a Poston Butte father. “You don’t get other people involved. That’s just horrible.”
Even if Foster’s intentions were well-meant, what he allegedly did is against the law.
“The bottom line is sexting pictures of juveniles is wrong,” Johnson said, explaining that this is a learning experience for parents and teens.
Foster remains in custody in Pinal County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail. PCSO is working with the Pinal County Attorney’s Office to determine how to proceed.
Goddess notes: You cain’t fix stupid…
I actually don’t think this is that bad. I think this is one of those things where only once you get arrested do you realize how bad it really is. Without the law, you wouldn’t really think it was that bad.
For all we know, this picture could be one of many things in this girl’s history that is about to lead her down the wrong road. Perhaps her parents have been trying to stop her from partaking in tomsluttery, but she just won’t listen. Besides that, it’s kinda funny in a mean type of way.
However, if she’s not slutty etc., and this was just an innocent picture, this wasn’t cool to do to her, and he’s just an asshole.
Sorry, Justin, but I can’t see any way for the mother’s BOYFRIEND to be anything other than an asshole. I mean, come on, if the guy is 31 and the girl is in high school, just how old is the mother…or is the mother actually baby-sitting the dude?