Teen charged for posting naked pics on Facebook

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl has been found guilty of distributing child po for posting naked pictures of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend on Facebook.

The teenager, who cannot be named because she was 16 at the time, was convicted by a Canadian court of possessing and distributing child poography and uttering threats.

The prosecution argued that the girl found the intimate pictures on her boyfriend's phone and texted them to a friend, then posted one image to the victim's Facebook page in an attempt to embarrass her and prevent any ongoing relationship with her boyfriend.

The Crown also argued that the teenager sent threatening text messages to the victim, threatening to \"stomp\" her if she moved to the accused's school, CBC News reported.

The trial was centred on three pictures and a number of text messages shared between the accused, her boyfriend, her friend and the victim.

Defence Attoey Christopher Mackie said the convicted teenager feels unfairly targeted. Source: Supplied

After the verdict defence lawyer Christopher Mackie said the charge was too harsh.

\"These child poography laws were intended to protect children, not to persecute them, and again it seems the criminal justice system, it's a heavy hammer to be using,\" he said.

Mr Mackie added that the convicted teenager feels unfairly targeted, as there were multiple people involved.

\"There seems to be a number of people involved, but there has only been one person charged with an offence,\" he said.

Mr Mackie has filed a constitutional challenge and plans to file an abuse-of-process application.

Crown prosecutor Chandra Fisher said the case could set a precedent.

\"It may well be difficult to find precedents. I've had a quick look already and nothing I've found quite fits,\" Ms Fisher said.