Federal prosecutors warn teens of dangers of illegal 'sexting'

Cleveland - Thousands of northeast Ohio teens will join with federal prosecutors in a town hall meeting this afternoon about the dangers  illegal "sexting".

U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettlebach - U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio is sponsoring the town hall meeting that will be aired live during as part of a public television distance learning program.

Recent studies have show that approximately one in five teens have engaged in this behavior that has led to at least two teens, one from Ohio, taking their own lives after suffering harrassment by classsmates who received their nude pictures.

We will have more continuing coverage of teen sexting on newsnet5 and NewsChannel5 later today.