@mitoman Yeah, I got into a sticky situation that was only saved by my mom’s friendship with the police officer that dealt with it. He was a DARE officer that I first met in elementary school and at the time of the incident was the school officer.
In senior year I dated this girl for a few months, and during that we had exchanged some photos and videos, which, looking back, was something I regret, regardless of how it actually went. I wasn’t a very good boyfriend and I think I just liked the thrill of the whole thing. Anyway, she’s quite upset about the way I broke up with her, and she goes to this officer who she knows and tells him I have pictures of her on my computer. This was before smart phones, so that’s where they were.
The part that makes this a particular problem is that, while I’m 18, she was not. Same damn grade, both seniors, but she’s still a minor, something that did NOT occur to me when we were together.
So he ends up talking to me, talking to my mother, and the whole thing ends with him wiping the photos from my computer (the implications of that still make me feel bad) and explaining the dangers here.
Overall, great officer who did his best to protect and teach dumb kids who made a mistake, but it could have gone differently.
Moral of the story: good kids make dumb choices, best thing is to make sure they have good influences and mentors wherever you can find them.
