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House okays sexting bill

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Columbus, OH – A poll of teenagers finds that a fourth of them admit to sexting --- sending sexually explicit photos of themselves to others by cellphone or computer. Ohio legislators are trying to get a handle on the problem. The House of Representatives has just okayed a proposal to make sure that when teens are punished by the criminal justice system for sexting....they're not punished too much. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.