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A teen from Mason pleaded guilty to 52 child porn charges, facing 4.5 months at a treatment center—no jail if he succeeds—plus a complete ban on phones and social media. Charges include trafficking and using minors in explicit material; investigators found disturbing images of underage girls. The teen says he was lured at 15 via apps like Discord and also sent videos of himself. He allegedly created AI images of 10 classmates, but no charges apply yet since he didn’t share them. His lawyer claims he was groomed and admits deleting child porn but keeping adult content. The judge harshly criticized his parents for disabling phone safety features, calling their oversight “irresponsible” and urging active parental monitoring—no more treating phones like babysitters.

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