A 15-year-old girl from Windsor, N.S., is facing child pornography charges after posting intimate images on social media, according to RCMP.

Cpl. Jennifer Clarke says police are not disclosing whether the girl posted pictures of herself, someone else, or if the pictures were taken by her.

Police say the girl posted the images online on March 23; she was arrested the same day. The charges she faces include producing, possessing and distributing child pornography.

Clarke says "it is fairly unusual" for a youth to face these charges. The RCMP are notifying the public of this case, Clarke says, as a reminder for youth to be careful what they post on social media.

"And to make sure that they understand there are real consequences, like real-life consequences to their actions," she said.

"If you post of a picture of yourself and it's not an appropriate picture, maybe showing body parts or something that's completely inappropriate, that picture can never be taken down."

Clarke wouldn't say if that's what happened in this case.

An investigation will continue to look for other devices through which photos may have been transmitted or if someone else was involved.

The girl will appear in Windsor court on April 1.