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"A Geraldton teenager has been fined $500 over a &ldquo;spur-of-the-moment decision&rdquo; to share intimate images of another person without their consent. She appeared in Geraldton Magistrate&rsquo;s Court last week, pleading guilty to the charge. Her lawyer, Kelly Beard, said she was &ldquo;extremely apologetic&rdquo; and had sent an apology letter to the victim. &ldquo;This has occurred in a culture among her peers where she was surrounded by this behaviour,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Her arrest has helped all her cohort understand the seriousness. &ldquo;Others have been deleting the videos they had in their possession.&rdquo; Prosecutor Sgt Andrew Ramsden said the 18-year-old sent the content to five people via Snapchat on April 25 after those people asked her to share it. &ldquo;She was arrested on April 28 and released without charge,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The following day she attended Geraldton Police Station and told officers she hadn&rsquo;t been entirely forthcoming.&rdquo; She was fined $500 and ordered to pay court costs of $248.70 by Magistrate Chris Miocevich, who warned her this behaviour had &ldquo;consequences that can last forever on the internet&rdquo;. &ldquo;Your actions after the fact show me you are genuinely remorseful,&rdquo; he said. The teenager was given a spent conviction. "
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