A teenager in Canada has been found guilty of possessing and disseminating child pornography after sending text messages containing naked images of her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend.
The teenager - who was aged 16 at the time of the offence - had been shown the photos by her boyfriend, then sent them to a friend.
The court heard her aim had been to humiliate and intimidate her victim.
The victim was of a similar age to the accused, which meant the images were deemed to be child pornography. The teenager was also charged with "uttering threats".
The judge in the case in Victoria, British Columbia, told CTV News that the messages were "mean, rude and antagonistic".
"The images in question come within the definition of child pornography."
The trial focused on three images and a handful of text messages that were shared between the accused, her friend, the boyfriend and the victim.
Christopher Mackie, the lawyer representing the teenager, said he would challenge the verdict on constitutional grounds.
He told the court that it was unconstitutional to charge youths who "sext" with child-pornography offences because it was legal for adults to text "erotic images".
"These child pornography laws were intended to protect children, not to persecute them", he told news organisation CBC. He said it was a "heavy hammer" to be using.
