Arizona Teen Charged With Indecent exposure After soccer group picture reveals His Genitals - people journal

Mesa County Sheriff's workplace

by way of Steve Helling

@stevehelling

05/04/2016 AT 04:30 PM EDT

An Arizona teen is facing 70 crook charges after police say he uncovered his genitals in a football team photograph that ended up being posted within the high faculty yearbook.

in keeping with the police file obtained via americans, a teammate dared 18-12 months-old Hunter Osborn to show himself during the waistband of his football pants.

The prank went omitted unless the offending photograph changed into blanketed in the yearbook that turned into disbursed to 3,four hundred students. The image become additionally printed in football programs all season lengthy.

When the school district learned of the prank, they called the Mesa Police department. Osborn turned into charged with 69 misdemeanor counts of indecent publicity – one for each and every person existing for the photo shoot. He changed into also charged with one prison count of furnishing dangerous gadgets to minors, as a result of one of the crucial soccer gamers have been as younger as 15.

If individuals within the image are older than 18 and do not need to press prices, the number of criminal counts may be decreased. americans become unable to discover an legal professional for Osborn or to attain him or his family unit for comment, however the police file states that he confessed to the prank and expressed regret.

Supporters of Osborn have created a change.org petition wherein they are saying that he is a "scapegoat" who "needs to be held accountable for his actions however that does not imply ruining his lifestyles." (If he is convicted, he can be pressured to r egister as a sex wrongdoer.

In a statement, Mesa Public colleges tells individuals that they're "dismayed" via the photo. "Disciplinary motion will observe coverage and may be based on the result of the police investigation."

while the small dimension of the picture as published makes the particulars difficult to determine, the yearbook has been recalled so the school can make a minor however crucial edit for the inappropriate content material."