Parents Beware - The LAW does take this as a serious offense. My 17 year old son is facing several felonies because of sexting. He was sending and receiving pics from a few girls, who, by the way lied their ages and said they were also 16 or 17, come to find out they were only 13 and 14. Sure there should be consequences, but to be charged with felonies and possibly have to register as a sex offender and ruin his future life is rediculous. Seeing his was the older party in this, he is the only one getting charged, which also not fair. These laws regarding sexting and the having to register as a sex offender need to be changed for all these teenagers facing this issue. The sex offender registry list was not started to punish teens for being teens. I don't know where to start to help make that happen, btw I live in NYS.