WATCH: Sexting Dangers Highlighted In New Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Video

TOMS RIVER, NJ — Will you hit send? Should you hit send? Think hard, especially if you're thinking about sending something sexually explicit via text message.

That's the message Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato wants to send to middle school and high school students throughout Ocean County through its newest episode of its Right Turns video series.

"Will You Hit Send?" is a 16-minute action drama movie focused on the topic of sexting, with the goal of highlighting the consequences of using social media for sending, receiving, and/or displaying sexually explicit or sexually suggestive communications over the internet.

"This movie is intended to educate and enlighten youth to the lifelong consequences resulting from using social media in sending, receiving, and/or displaying sexually explicit or suggestive communications over the internet," Al Della Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, said. While the target audience is middle and high school students, parents also are urged to take a look and educate themselves about the issues it raises.

The film was scripted by E-Video Productions of Toms River in collaboration with members of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Juvenile Unit. Filming took place at various locations around Ocean County, including Manchester High School and at E-Video Production's studio in Toms River. It is the fifth video in the Right Turns series, Della Fave said.

The main characters in the movie were played by Ocean County Vocational School/Performing Arts Academy members: Payton Crispe, Sarah Osman and Jakob Walsh. Extras and speaking parts were played by Brendan Paparella, Ryleigh McDonald, Shannon Rabbitt, Amanda Ruby, Emily Gulden, Adina Paciello, Tom Johnson and Zach Zabarsky, Della Fave said.

No taxpayer dollars are used in the production of the Right Turns video series; drug forfeiture funds collected as part of the proceeds of criminal narcotic activity pay for the productions, he said.

"The videos are a great visual tool for Ocean County educators and are shown to parents at PTA/back-to-school functions," Della Fave said. "We welcome and encourage all to download and share any of the videos from our video gallery."

The entire Right Turns video series can be found on the prosecutor's office website, www.oceancountyprosecutor.org.

Watch "Will You Hit Send? below:

Photo via "Will You Hit Send?" video