WTF: What would you do?

If your son was >18 at the time the picture was taken, then I wouldn't worry too much about it.

If he was under, then there may be some outside chance that you would be complicit in the distribution of some ill shit. Talk to a lawyer. It would really suck to have some offended parent of a yearbook recipient go off the deep end and you wind up facing some really bad sounding charges. If the lawyer tells you not to worry, then don't worry, but I'd check into it.
 
Tiltsta said:
It will give him a good story to tell at the reunion in 25 years.
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Hell, in 25 years his sack will be hanging below the bottom of his dress slacks. :old:

As to what I would do, I would suggest to my son to buy some new, less revealing running shorts.
 
I worked in law enforcement and I would be talking to an attorney right away. This is something that is an invasion of your privacy and the privacy of your son. Whoever took the pic knew what it portrayed and never should have passed it on to the yearbook and could be argued that it was done with ill intent. Did I mention to talk to an attorney? If he was under the age of 18 it is a felony to take that picture and show it around in that manner. If the picture was taken by accident then the proper thing to do is to destroy it or you set yourself up to face charges and the sex offender registry list for life. Did I mention to talk to an attorney! :)
 
The Crusher said:
I worked in law enforcement and I would be talking to an attorney right away. This is something that is an invasion of your privacy and the privacy of your son. Whoever took the pic knew what it portrayed and never should have passed it on to the yearbook and could be argued that it was done with ill intent. Did I mention to talk to an attorney? If he was under the age of 18 it is a felony to take that picture and show it around in that manner. If the picture was taken by accident then the proper thing to do is to destroy it or you set yourself up to face charges and the sex offender registry list for life. Did I mention to talk to an attorney! :)
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He is 18- If he was younger than yes it would be a SERIOUS issue. Or, if it was my daughter (or any daughter) it would be if a different nature altogether.

The track shorts were provided by the school as part of their uniform. I don't know who the photographer was, but it supposedly was a professional and not a school official.

Since my original post yesterday the news has spread far, even to other school districts, and to other parents and adults that aren't even part of this school district.

My fear is that I have two more sons going through the school district, I don't want their life to be hell going to that school if we decide to turn this into a legal issue.

I think the possibility of having my son potentially brands as a "sex offender" scares me more than anything. I've heard of bad situations where people legally have to register as a sex offender do complete stupid things. Like urinating behind a dumpster late at night or jokingly slapping a girl in the butt during school.

I think I might consult with an attorney, only in the face of building a defense in the event some "organization" decides to turn this into a circus.


Si hoc legere scis numium eruditionis habes.
 
You are doing the correct thing by consulting an attorney for sure. It is not in any way your sons fault as he was running, not posing for the pic. However the photographer could be in some deep shit. The school should know who the contributor was and they would have to give up that info, even if forced by the court.

I also agree that this should not be something that your other children are harassed about during their high school career, that is not something that they need to deal with, as they had nothing to do with it. They are just related and any harassment should not be tolerated, make sure that they know that.

I wish you and your son the best, if this was an innocent thing, the school should be working with you to get this fixed asap, however, if they want to be a pain in the ass about it, as attorney will get their attention ASAP! Trust me on that one!
 
So then since he was most likely under 18 when the pic was taken does that mean everyone that got a yearbook is in possession of chlid pornography?
 
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