A Canadian teenager was held guilty of child pornography for possession and dissemination of pornographic materials of another teen. She had allegedly sent text messages which contained nude photographs of the ex-girlfriend of her boyfriend.

The 16-year-old teenager saw the photographs from her boyfriend's phone first and then sent those to one of her friends, BBC reports. It was learnt that the teenager intended to intimidate and humiliate the victim through the naked photographs.

The lawyer of the teenager, Christopher Mackie, has informed that the verdict is going to be challenged. The victim happens to be of the same age as the accused. Since the photographs were of a girl aged less than 18, those were considered as child pornography. Additionally, the accused was also charged for "uttering threats."

The British Columbia judge talked to CTV News earlier. He said that the text messages sent from the accused mobile were considered "antagonistic." He also informed that photographs involved in the case abide by the definition of child pornography. There were reportedly three images along with some text messages which had been shared among the accused, her friend, the victim and the boyfriend.

According to prosecutor Chandra Fisher, teenagers should always be careful about the kind of pictures they allowed to be captured. They should also be cautious about the people whom the photographs are shared with. They must consider that the photographs may end up being somewhere they did not intend them to. Ms Fisher further added that the case could be a trend-setting case as nothing like it has happened before.

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Mr Mackie will be challenging the verdict based on the supposed unconstitutionality of charging a minor with child pornography for "sexting", whereas aduls sending erotic messages is legalised by the law. He argued that the child pornography laws were meant for protecting children, not persecuting them.