6 teen boys in Quebec City were arrested for possessing juvenile pornography of 3 high school girls on their smart phones .

 

There are lectures about how the boys have to stop doing this and the dangers of smartphones by teens

but there is no criticism or sanctions or arrests of teen girls who send naked selfies of themselves to boys.

 

source: (in French)

https://www.lesoleil.com/actualite/justice-et-faits-divers/photos-explicites-six-eleves-des-peres-maristes-arretes-dca72984421d56a1b789350b13829af1

 

 

 

Update: this is the CBC news version in English:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-teens-explicit-photos-pères-maristes-1.4646229

 

6 Quebec City teens arrested for sharing explicit photos of minors Teens aged between 13 and 16 are expected to be charged with possession, distribution of child pornography.

 

CBC News · Posted: May 03, 2018 9:14 AM ET | Last Updated: May 3

 

Six boys were suspended from the Séminaire des Pères maristes private high school in Quebec City after complaints came to light that they were sharing explicit photos of underage girls. (Radio-Canada)

 

Six teenage boys who attend the Séminaire des Pères maristes private high school in Quebec City have been arrested for sharing explicit photos of girls in Sec. 1 and 2.

 

The teen boys, who Quebec City police say are aged between 13 and 15, were suspended from school and are expected to be charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.

 

The school got wind of the allegations after two of the girls' parents complained to the administration.

François Sylvain, the school's principal, said he immediately took action and seized the phones of the boys believed to be involved and turned their phones over to police.

Police spokesperson Mélissa Cliche told CBC that after speaking to witnesses, police arrested seven students.

 

One of the boys will not face charges, but the other six were released on a promise to appear in court at a later date.

The private school suspended the boys involved for a week. (Radio-Canada)

Sylvain said that the boys were suspended for a week and then were allowed to return to school in a separate stream.

"They are taking classes in a building adjacent to the school, with a different schedule, with no possible contact with the alleged victims," he said.

 

Sylvain said he has been working in schools for 15 years and said this is the first time he's encountered this kind of situation.

He said a letter went home to all students and parents last week, detailing the situation in an effort to raise awareness.

"I wouldn't try to hide these events, with the presence of police officers at school, investigators, the fact that cell phones were seized, it had the effect of a bomb going off," he said.

"The students already know the extent of the situation, but sometimes, we have a short memory."

None of the people involved can be identified because they are minor.

With files from CBC's Lauren McCallum, Radio-Canada's Alain Rochefort