MA Takes a Page out of the NH Law Book; Sex IMs With Minors Not Illegal
Boston Globe - The Mass Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that sending sexually explicit IMs to minors is not against the law.
Matt H. Zubiel, who was convicted on charges of child predation through Instant Messaging, argued that the text of the law used to indict him did not apply to IMs. The 2006 charges have been reversed because the law cites photos and handwritten texts, but does not cover typwritten sexual communication with minors as illegal.
The court says that their job is to enforce written laws, not to rewrite them to include new technology.