Police Granted Warrant To See A 17-Year-Old’s Erection In Sexting Case

A really bizarre and disturbing story about the criminalization of male sexuality. Excerpt:

'UPDATE

Following intense national scrutiny and criticism, police in Manassas will no longer pursue efforts to take photos of Simms’ erection. The warrant calling for the explicit photos will be allowed to expire.
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A 17-year-old from Manassas City, Va., who is facing felony charges in a sexting case might be forced to show police his erection, his lawyer told the Washington Post.

Simms is facing two felony charges for manufacturing and distributing child pornography after he and his then-girlfriend, who was 15 at the time, exchanged explicit pictures and videos.

The girl, whose mother filed the complaint, has not been charged, said Jessica Harbeson Foster, the boy’s lawyer.
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"He said they took him to a room and took pictures of his genitalia," Bigley said. "I asked if they're allowed to do that, and [Trey] said, 'I tried to refuse,'" which he did, he didn't want to do it. They told him if he did not they would do it by force."

Carlos Flores Laboy, who was appointed Simms’ guardian ad litem, said he sees the warrant as “effectively child abuse.”'