'Once they're out there, they're out there, and there's no turning back. 'Kids don't really understand that that once these images are out there, there's no way to make them go away,' Clancy said.
Police are also joining forces with the school to educate students about the consequences that come with sharing nude photos of themselves or others. It could take weeks for Dropbox to give authorities data that might help them find the page's creator, according to the Boston Herald.Ĭlancy said the page's creator could face possession and distribution of child pornography charges, which carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison under Massachusetts law. 'We're going to pull out all the stops and hold them accountable. 'We're clearly identifying these girls as victims, because that's what they are.'Ĭlancy said police are 'aggressively' going after who created the page. 'At the end of the day, these are children and they've made a mistake,' Clancy said at a news conference on Wednesday. The girls' parents were contacted by investigators and the students have been asked to verify whether they are featured in any of the photos.Ĭounseling was being provided on Friday to the affected girls, according to WCVB.
Investigators immediately had the San Francisco-based company take the page down, and have since served a search warrant on the site to determine through forensic testing who created the page in the first place.ĭuxbury Police Chief Matthew Clancy said it appears the selfies were sent to boyfriends and there is no indication any of the photos were taken of the girls without their consent.Īuthorities added that some of the photos appear to be fake, according to CBS Boston. Police said many of the photos of the Duxbury High School students appear to be selfies and said the girls' names also appeared on the Dropbox page, which has since been shut down.Ī student who feared she was on the list informed school officials of the page's existence the file sharing and storage website on Wednesday. A Boston high school has been hit with a nude photo scandal after photos featuring up to 50 female students in 'varying degrees of undress' were posted on Dropbox.
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