Teens & Sex, Text Message | featured news

Teens who send sexually explicit texts or photos are much more likely than those who don't to be sexually active, finds a survey of Los Angeles high school students.

Explicit “sexting” by kids may be far less prevalent than previously thought, and police intervention may also be less common according to two new reports published online today in the journal Pediatrics.

Inappropriate text message discovered by a 13-year-old boy's parents lead detectives to arrest a teacher's aide on suspicion of having sex with the boy in an empty classroom.