Ronan, from Co Tyrone, was found dead in Coalisland on 5 June.ĭaniel Perry, 17, from Dunfermline in Fife, died in July 2013 after falling victim to an alleged 'sextortion' attempt, in which internet users are lured into webcam chats and then blackmailed with the footage. Superintendent Mike Baird said: 'It is understood the schoolboy took his own life after he had been tricked into posting images on a social networking site.' Police Service of Northern Ireland is currently investigating the death of 17-year-old Ronan Hughes, who apparently took his own life following online bullying. They are copying what they see older young adults do.' 'These are kids growing up in a very image-saturated environment.

'I think we have to recognise that sexting is actually very normative behaviour for children and young people,' she said.

Last year, reports emerged of children being warned they could face prosecution in the criminal courts for sharing graphic pictures over the internet.īut Ms Hilton believes there is no benefit in criminalising teenagers. 'Those are the ways that innocence around sexting and the fact that young people are doing it a lot and see it as a relatively normal thing can go wrong.'

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