A lawyer for a Boston police sergeant is fighting charges the officer sent sexual images to a teenage girl, an accusation he added should not have upset the alleged victim since such photos are all over the Internet.

Edwin Guzman had a new court date set for next month at his appearance yesterday in Quincy District Court.

Afterward, his lawyer, Kenneth Anderson, said there are discussions with prosecutors to resolve ?the case.

“I really can’t go into detail given the nature of things. They’re serious charges,” Anderson said.

But he disputed the charges that Guzman sent a 16-year-old girl harmful pictures and said even if the allegation were true, he doesn’t believe the material would have been that shocking.

“You can’t tell me someone her age has never seen a picture of a penis on the Internet,” Anderson said.

Guzman was arraigned Nov. 13, 2014, on two counts of dissemination of harmful material to a minor and annoying and accosting behavior, according to Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s office.

At the time, Guzman was taken off the job and placed on paid leave. His base salary is listed as $93,000.

Boston police said he remains on paid leave pending an internal affairs investigation, which cannot begin until his criminal charges are disposed of.

Guzman joined the department in 1998 and made sergeant in June 2014.

He was assigned to Area 7 in East Boston. Prior to being placed on leave, Guzman was awarded the department’s Medal of Honor, and a special citation.

Prosecutors said Guzman sent “upsetting” photos to a teenager who had been a family friend. She went to her mother, who contacted Randolph police, they said.

Guzman is due back in court on Feb. 19.

Efforts to reach Guzman were unsuccessful.