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DEAR ABBY: A few weeks ago, my 14-year-old sister snuck out and had sex with a boy she met on Snapchat. I know this because my distraught mother decided to tell me. My sister lied to my parents repeatedly about it, but later, when they went through her phone, they found explicit images that a girl her age should never have. Furthermore, after they confiscated her phone, she acquired a new one from a friend and continues to message boys through Snapchat. She continues to lie to my parents when they ask her if she’s communicating with anyone. She has been hanging around a toxic group of girls at school, and she’s very impressionable. She isn’t a bad person, but all this lying has left me confused and upset. What can I do to help her? — HER WORRIED BROTHER IN GEORGIA DEAR BROTHER: The age of consent in Georgia is 16. Do your parents know the identity and age of the person your sister met on Snapchat? The inappropriate pictures your parents discovered on her phone could be considered child pornography, and there are laws against it. It’s very important that your sister understand how dangerous what she has…

March 9, 2021 9:48 AM Monica Petruzzelli Posted: March 9, 2021 9:48 AM Updated: March 9, 2021 10:19 AM Kayden McMahon/FacebookWEST RICHLAND, Wash. – The Tri-City Regional SWAT Team helped arrest a young man in West Richland who allegedly attacked a 19-year-old on Monday after an argument on social media. According to Captain Tom Grego with the West Richland Police Department, around 9:20 a.m on Monday, police were notified about the assault near Timberline and Teak Avenue. Investigators learned the victim had visited the suspect, identified as Kayden McMahon, at his home in order to “confront him over statements made on Snapchat.” When the homeowner told the victim to leave and he started walking away, McMahon allegedly followed him. That’s when police say the situation turned violent. “The victim was then assaulted by Kayden resulting in serious injuries. At one point during the incident the victim attempted to leave the scene but crashed his vehicle,” said Captain Grego in a statement to the press. The victim was taken to the hospital and treated for a stab wound and head injuries. Later on Monday night, just before 10 p.m., officers with the West Richland Police Department and the Tri-City Regional SWAT…

WENATCHEE — Local police are seeking charges against an Everett man who allegedly advertised drugs for sale on Snapchat, and tried to peddle them in the Wenatchee area. Jhon Hegel Jackson, 22, is suspected of using the social media app to offer cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms and illicit painkillers for sale. He allegedly told Snapchat contacts that he was on his way to Wenatchee, and to place their orders if they were in the area. Court records show a Wenatchee police detective arranged to buy drugs in a sting operation, and arrested Jackson on Friday when he arrived at the agreed meeting place in Wenatchee. Police say he admitted to the crime, and was transporting cocaine, psilocybin, cannabis edibles and leaf, and Percocet and Fentanyl tablets, as well as a stolen pistol. Jackson remained jailed Tuesday morning in the Chelan County Regional Justice Center. Criminal charges have yet to be filed.

Snapchat lenses (Snap) Snap is hosting a special Lens Studio workshop today in India on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Snapchat’s parent company has partnered with Lean In India, Navjyoti India Foundation and Digital Empowerment Foundation for this workshop.The Women’s Day Lens Studio workshop is scheduled for 7 pm later today, and those interested can register for the event through this link. It will be streamed on the Lens Studio Youtube channel. The workshop aims to help introduce young women in India to Augmented Reality (AR) using Snap’s Lens Studio desktop app. Through this, users will be able to create and design their own AR experiences. Snap is also giving participants two weeks to submit their designs based on the theme ‘From Dreams to Success’, and win some prizes.The workshop will be hosted by Snap’s Senior Lens Studio Community Specialist, Kaitlyn Benitez-Strine and Juhi Bhatnagar who leads Strategy and Business Development for Snap in India.“We believe that AR is a really powerful tool for self-expression and see millions of Snapchatters play with it every single day. We built Lens Studio to put this technology in the hands of our community, so that they can unleash their creativity. We’re so…

A married teacher in Buckinghamshire was sentenced to 6 years in prison on March 5, for sexually grooming a 15 -year-old boy through Snapchat. Kandace Barber, 35, was found guilty on charges of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity in the incidents that took place in 2018.Barber added herself to the victim's Snapchat account in September 2018, and began exchanging messages with the boy and well within a week turned very sexual. Barber bombarded the then 15-year-old pupil with messages and nude photos of herself including one where she asked him 'do you like boobs or bum?' - and sent him a photo of herself on a bed surrounded by sex toys.In an article in Daily Mail, the Princes Risborough School supply teacher had also sent a live video of herself masturbating to the teenage boy whose identity is withheld for legal protection. According to court records, the married mother-of-three at one point asked the boy to meet her at a private field where she then had sex with him. Barber also attempted to manipulate the boy and told him she would “bring him down with her” if he told any of the senior staff about their sexual encounters.…

Here's how the vanish mode works on Instagram chats.  (Facebook) Facebook Messenger is a popular chat app that is used by almost everyone with a Facebook account, while Instagram which has been growing in popularity for the last few years also offers useful chat features. Both these apps introduced a Vanish Mode a few months ago, which can easily be turned on in a couple of steps.Vanishing messages were first made popular by photo chatting app Snapchat, where users can send their friends messages that disappear after they exit the chat. While Snapchat generally uses this feature by default, users on Messenger and on Instagram have to turn it on manually. But once you do, you get access to a couple of useful features.Read more: Instagram might be working on Clubhouse competitor and end-to-end encryptionFirstly, your messages will vanish from both you and your friend’s phones as soon as you read the message and leave the window. This can be useful when you want to have a quick discussion about a topic that you don’t want to keep in your chat history or send content that you want the other person to see for a limited time only.Another important feature…

Greenwich Police received information that a local man was allegedly selling Ecstasy pills to Greenwich teens as young as 14 and that others may have suffered medical emergencies requiring hospitalization. Police identified Farhaan Rajput of Brookside Drive as the suspected dealer. They said they received information that Rajput was allegedly using SnapChat to make deals. On March 4th, Police negotiated a deal with Rajput via SnapChat and arrested him when he arrived to complete the transaction. Rajput was found to be in possession of the five pills that had been negotiated for. A search warrant was then executed at Rajput’s residence, which resulted in the seizure of 22 more suspected Ecstasy pills and 7 suspected THC cartridges. He was charged with Attempt at Sale of Controlled Substance to a Minor, Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Sell, Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Less than a Half Ounce of Marijuana. He was also charged with Risk of Injury to a Child and Distribution of Controlled Substance to Person under 18 for an incident on March 2 Rajput’s bond was set at $150,000. He has a date in Stamford Superior Court on April 16, 2021. This arrest…

With Snapchat’s Sounds feature, you can choose popular music or even make your own sounds to insert into snaps. This guide will get you started on adding and giving your stories and messages a musical flair. Start by launching Snapchat on your iPhone or Android smartphone. Then, take a photo or video by tapping or holding the circular shutter icon on the bottom of the main screen. From here, tap the music note button on the right side of your screen. A menu with a few columns will populate. The first “Featured” list contains a curated selection of popular songs to choose from. The second “Mood” column contains a similar selection, chosen to reflect various dispositions. We’ll cover the third column in a moment. Tap the play buttons to preview a sound, then tap a song to add it to your snap. At the bottom of the screen, select the part of the song you’d like to feature, dragging the sound wave left or right to grab your desired snippet. For photos, the length is a maximum of 10 seconds, depending on how long you set your snap to last. As for videos, the length is equal to the video’s duration.…

Trending A new filter is going viral on TikTok that removes your facial hair. It’s called the Clean Shave Filter, and here’s how to get it. Have you ever wanted to see what someone with a beard would look like without their facial hair? Perhaps it’s your dad, your boyfriend or your best mate. Well, now you can! If you have a desire to see what’s underneath those bushy locks, you’ve got to try the Clean Shave Filter. It’s taking over TikTok right now, and here’s how to find it. NEWS: Meet Nicolas Cage’s new wife Riko Shibata Photo by Chesnot/Getty ImagesWhat is the Clean Shave Filter? The Clean Shave Filter, also sometimes known as the No Beard Filter, is an effect that’s going viral on TikTok right now. When applied, it gets rid of somebody’s beard, showing their bare face underneath the hair. It’s taking over TikTok, but you’ll actually have to head to Snapchat to find it. Want to give it a try? Here’s how. How to get the Clean Shave Filter on TikTok Open Snapchat and head to the camera screen.  Click on the smiley face to the right of the camera button. Press ‘explore’ in the…

A Baltimore County man was federally indicted Wednesday for his alleged participation in the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Elias Costianes, 42, of Nottingham faces three charges, including obstructing an official proceeding, entering and remaining on a restricted building or grounds with the intent to impede or disrupt government businesses, and willfully engaging in disorderly conduct in any of the Capitol buildings with the intent to impede or disturb. According to the statement of facts, a member of the public submitted a tip to the FBI tip website and identified Costianes through his Snapchat account and said he posted two videos of his alleged participation in the insurrection. The individual requested to have their identity protected. Investigators analyzed the Snapchat videos, Costianes’ driver’s license photo, as well as images captured on U.S. Senate cameras. Elias Costianes, 42, was indicted Wednesday for his alleged participation in the Capitol insurrection. Authorities said he participated in the obstruction of congressional proceedings and unlawfully entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Photo taken from federal complaint (photo taken from Federal complaint) The Snapchat video showed Costianes outside the Capitol, authorities said, where he said, “Holy s---, they broke into the Capitol.” He then allegedly said, “Let’s…