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| Boy given 'final warning' over Facebook pornographic video | Boy given 'final warning' over Facebook pornographic video |
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| A 14-year-old boy who posted a pornographic video involving himself and a girl on Facebook has been given a "final warning" by police. | A 14-year-old boy who posted a pornographic video involving himself and a girl on Facebook has been given a "final warning" by police. |
| The boy, from Cheltenham, was arrested for making and distributing an indecent image. | The boy, from Cheltenham, was arrested for making and distributing an indecent image. |
| The video of him and the girl, also 14, which lasts a few seconds, has since been taken down from Facebook - although it is feared to have been viewed by people across the country. | |
| Police said the sex was consensual. | Police said the sex was consensual. |
| A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said: "We received a report of a video being posted to a Facebook page of a sexual act between a 14-year-old boy from Cheltenham and a 14-year-old girl from the Forest of Dean. | A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said: "We received a report of a video being posted to a Facebook page of a sexual act between a 14-year-old boy from Cheltenham and a 14-year-old girl from the Forest of Dean. |
| "We know parents may be concerned by this incident. | "We know parents may be concerned by this incident. |
| "We would obviously advise people not to upload any material of this nature to social media websites." | "We would obviously advise people not to upload any material of this nature to social media websites." |
| 'Lack of dignity' | 'Lack of dignity' |
| The final warning means the incident will remain on the boy's record for the next six years. | The final warning means the incident will remain on the boy's record for the next six years. |
| Lawrence Montagu, head teacher at St Peter's High School, a Roman Catholic school in Gloucester, has warned parents about the video - but emphasised it did not involve any of his pupils. | Lawrence Montagu, head teacher at St Peter's High School, a Roman Catholic school in Gloucester, has warned parents about the video - but emphasised it did not involve any of his pupils. |
| Writing in a school newsletter, he said: "I am led to believe that this video involves young people from schools in Gloucestershire but not, I emphasise, St Peter's. | Writing in a school newsletter, he said: "I am led to believe that this video involves young people from schools in Gloucestershire but not, I emphasise, St Peter's. |
| "However, I know that the video has been viewed by students in St Peter's and I have spoken to the school about the lack of dignity and self-respect people have who allow themselves to be portrayed in such a way." | "However, I know that the video has been viewed by students in St Peter's and I have spoken to the school about the lack of dignity and self-respect people have who allow themselves to be portrayed in such a way." |
| He added: "It is very sad that our young people are exposed to such pornography, but as you are aware it is one of the evils of modern technology. | He added: "It is very sad that our young people are exposed to such pornography, but as you are aware it is one of the evils of modern technology. |
| "We simply have to continue educating the young to reap the benefits that modern technology offers but not to fall into the trap of misusing it." | "We simply have to continue educating the young to reap the benefits that modern technology offers but not to fall into the trap of misusing it." |