From http://www.ibtimes.com/south-carolina-student-who-stole-distributed-teachers-nude-photos-hit-felony-charges-2331441: The

“He opened up my gallery for pictures and he found inappropriate pictures of myself and he took pictures from his cell phone of that and then he told the whole class that he would send them to whoever wanted them,” the teacher, Leigh Anne Arthur, told the local affiliate WSPA last week. “The student who actually took my phone and took my pictures turned around and told me your day of reckoning is coming.”

Eduhonesty: I consider felony charges appropriate. Yes, we make dumb mistakes at 16. My decision to finance a drug deal for a dealer friend at 16 would not have led to a slap on the hand, however. My decision to hit my boyfriend with a baseball bat would not have led to a few days school suspension. I am sorry to say that I have heard a few “just a dumb kid” remarks. No, this boy cannot be called a dumb kid. He’s a felon.

He stole his teacher’s phone. I like how news sources keep saying, “allegedly stole.” How much proof do we need? He quickly shared her nude personal pictures with fellow students. Fortunately, the police, at least, appear to be taking his actions seriously. The “alleged perpetrator” has been charged with violating the state’s computer crime act and aggravated voyeurism.

I suppose part of my outrage stems from the fact that I can see myself in this woman’s shoes. A student stole my phone last year, which I believe fell out of a shallow pocket as I walked into school. I’ll never be sure. I do have a password and no one got in to see my innocuous photos. (I also retrieved the phone. That geo-locator function on the phone is amazing. The helpfulness of the local police department was refreshing, too.) No one did me any damage and despite my phone spending a night in a snowbank, thanks to a heavy case and the fact that snow kept passersby from using one side of the street, that phone is charging behind me even now.

Leigh Anne Arthur will know to password protect her phones from now on. I learned from my daughter, one of whose superpowers appears to be, “Donates phones to thieving strangers.” She set up my password protection as soon as I got the phone. But some people out in the world are still regrettably trusting. They should not be blamed for this.

I hope these crimes will cost the “alleged perpetrator” a fair chunk of change, and I would not object to a short jail stint. He tried to scare and humiliate a woman on a whim. He cost that woman her job on a whim. What he did was despicable.