A Papua New Guinea lawyer says the influence of fundamentalist Christians from oversees is partly to blame for a proposed crackdown on sexting in PNG. Constitutional lawyer Tiffany Twivey-Nongorr has called the proposed PNG ban an outrageous breach of human rights. As part of a review of the Censorship Act, PNG’s Censorhip Board is considering Read more
Concern is growing about increased pressures on teenagers to engage in risky behaviour such as sending sexually explicit text messages. Celebrity culture, the prevalence of sexual imagery and a lack of awareness about the consequences are among the pressures experts say are being piled on teenagers. Parents are now being called on to educate themselves Read more
Matthew Riedlinger’s text messages read as if they’ve been ripped from a pornographic novel. He quizzed his texting partner about sex videos, pressed for details about intimate liaisons, described sexual acts and encouraged mutual masturbation. He also repeatedly asked to meet. “Promise me you will never breath (sic) a word of this to anyone — ok?” Read more