Sexting Investigation Involves Falls Church Students: Warrant

FALLS CHURCH, VA—At least a dozen Falls Church students are involved in a number of sexting incidents under investigation, according to a search warrant obtained by The Washington Post.

The investigation began in late April when a school resource officer interviewed two arguing Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School students, who exchanged nude photos before breaking up. The ex-girlfriend sent the ex-boyfriend's photo to another student, who temporarily posted it on Snapchat. Police found this student had a explicit photo of a George Mason High School girl, a screenshot from a live Instagram video.

The girl admitted to taking the explicit video, and her phone contained another explicit video of a George Mason male student. Five students phones were taken and investigated by police.

No charges have been announced yet. The school district did not respond to a request for comment from The Post.

Falls Church City Schools released the following message to families:

Over the past 72 hours, an unfortunate personal situation between two students has come to light in the public through the local media. When students are involved in situations that necessitate intervention from school administration, it is our duty to ensure that their privacy is maintained as they are minors and that their social and emotional welfare is supported. Even though the names of the students were withheld in the media story, we now believe that many in our community are aware of the student identities, which renders these students vulnerable to a host of unwanted forms of attention and public scrutiny. We hope parents, other caregivers, and engaged community members will continue to work alongside us to help our students understand that the choices they make have consequences and that together we can support each other as we face those consequences and strive to be better.

The Washington Post has the full story.

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