“We just take him down to the hospital, give him a shot, and then take the pictures that we need,” the prosecutor said. UPDATE: Police will no longer seek photos of the young man’s erection.
A 17-year-old from Manassas City, Va., who is facing felony charges in a sexting case might be forced to show police his erection, his lawyer told the Washington Post .
Manassas City Police and Prince William County prosecutors may go so far to see suspect Trey Simms' erection as to bring him to the hospital to get an injection.
Simms is facing two felony charges for manufacturing and distributing child pornography after he and his then-girlfriend, who was 15 at the time, exchanged explicit pictures and videos.
The girl, whose mother filed the complaint, has not been charged, said Jessica Harbeson Foster, the boy's lawyer.
Simms wasn't arrested when he was served with juvenile court petitions in February, but when the case went to juvenile court in June, prosecutors allegedly forgot to certify that Simms was a juvenile. Though the case was dismissed, police obtained new charges and a search warrant, seized the teen's iPhone and iPad, and took him to juvenile jail.
"This is a 17-year-old who goes to school every day, plays football, has never been in trouble with the law before," Simms' attorney told the Post. "Now he's saddled with two felonies and the implication that he's a sexual predator."
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