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Hudson teens charged after displaying nude pictures of classmate
Two Wisconsin teens were charged with being party to defamation of character. The subject of the photos took the pictures herself and sent them to male friends.
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HUDSON, WIS. - Two teenagers have been accused of distributing a collage of pictures of a naked female classmate at Hudson High School to embarrass her.
Tyler Schultz and Michael Meyer-Senty, both 17, were charged with misdemeanors for being party to defamation of character in the April 1 incident, which started when a girl used her cell phone to send nude pictures of herself to male friends, according to the criminal complaint.
Superintendent Mary Bow- en-Eggebraaten said Thurs- day that Schultz and Meyer-Senty are no longer enrolled in the school.
Bowen-Eggebraaten declined to comment on the pictures posted in the boys' locker room but said she encourages parents to monitor their teens' use of cell phones, including text messages and pictures, because they can be used inappropriately.
Schultz told investigators that he was upset with the girl for accusing him and Meyer-Senty of throwing a bowling pin through glass on the front door of her home, the complaint said. Schultz said he asked other students for pictures of the girl and several students sent him "lots" of them from their cell phones, the complaint said.
Schultz made a collage of 11 colored pictures of the girl showing "bare breasts and pubic area" and added this notation: "Let everyone witness your foolishness ..., let us see how your [sic] fare when your world is turned upside down ... you lose," followed by the girl's name, the complaint said.
He told police he asked Meyer-Senty, a friend, to distribute five copies of the collage in the locker room.
Meyer-Senty told investigators that he put the pictures either on the floor of the locker room or in some lockers, and that he saw members of the track team look at the pictures.
A teacher found the pictures and called police.
"The young lady did admit that she had sent naked pictures of herself to past boyfriends," the complaint said. "The young lady said that she was very upset about the matter and the collage of pictures being seen by other students."
Schultz and Meyer-Senty are free on $1,000 signature bonds, according to court records. Schultz is to return to court May 27, and Meyer-Senty has a pretrial conference June 24.
The punishment for misdemeanor defamation of character is up to nine months in jail.
Associated Press
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