NEW: A Massachusetts middle school teacher faces a charge of disseminating obscene matter to a minor over a partially nude image sent to a teenager over Snapchat, officials say.
Palmer was arrested Tuesday by Tewksbury police after the parents of a 16-year-old boy reported to them that their son had been communicating with Palmer over Snapchat and that Palmer had sent him a photo of his genitals, the district attorney's office said. The teen reportedly asked Palmer not to send him Snapchats of that nature and took a screenshot of the image before reporting it to his parents.
“This case serves as an important reminder to parents and children that it is critical to have open and honest communication around social media,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a statement. “We need to remind our young people that if something is happening online that is making them uncomfortable, feels in appropriate, or in this case is illegal, they need to immediately report it to a trusted adult.
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