Woman awarded £25,000 sexting damages in legal first

First award of damages for sexting after teacher encouraged woman when 16 years old to send naked photographs of herself

A woman has received 25,000 in compensation in the first award of damages for a civil case involving sexting.

The woman was encouraged as a 16-year-old schoolgirl to send naked photographs of herself to a teacher at the New School, a private school near Sevenoaks in Kent.