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BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — When 14-year-old Jillian speaks of her generation’s widespread practice of sending naked selfies to others, she describes both its inherent dangers — and what for some is an irresistible allure.

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The dark-haired girl in a ball cap, meeting with friends at a Bridgewater youth centre, says she doesn’t send “nudes” herself, but adds that some girls see it as a sign of self confidence in their bodies — and a normal part of a close relationship.

When the image is passed along without permission for others to ogle, however, it crosses the line of what’s acceptable and “it’s difficult to trust again,” she says.

“I think it’s a good thing that they’re bringing the cops into this,” she says.

On Wednesday, six local teenaged boys are scheduled to appear in Bridgewater youth court, in one of the country’s early tests of a new law designed to combat illegal sharing of images.

Images of more than 20 teenaged girls were circulated after allegedly being shared without consent in a Dropbox account.