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High school student's yearbook prank earns felony charge

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MESA, Ariz. — A high school student from Arizona is in hot water after posing salaciously in a photo that was published in his school's yearbook.

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Hunter Osborn, 19, posed for the photo with his school's football team, but more than just a smile accompanied his stoic stance beside his teammates.

Unbeknownst to the photographer, Osborn inappropriately exposed himself while two teammates in the row in front of him stood far enough apart for his lower half to be seen.
The photo was printed in Red Mountain High School's yearbook, which was sent out to 3,400 students, and in the school's football program, which was sold at games and seen by many family and community members, CBS News reported.
Some students told KPHO-TV that they didn't even notice the slip up "until adults started making a big deal out of it."

"He made a dumb mistake, but I don't think he should be charged so heavily for that," said Zach Anthony, a senior at Red Mountain.

Osborn was booked for 69 counts of indecent exposure -- one for each of the students present when the picture was taken -- and one count of furnishing harmful items to minors, according to Det. Steve Berry of the Mesa Police Department. 
Any students who were present that are at least 18 years old can choose to dismiss the misdemeanor charges on their behalf.

"It is still an ongoing investigation," Berry said. "The number of charges may go up or down depending upon how the investigation continues."

According to police, Osborn said he was dared by teammates to expose himself.

Osborn later said he was "distgusted" with himself.

"The district is dismayed by the actions of the students involved in the photograph. Their behavior does not reflect the values of Red Mountain High School or Mesa Public Schools, Mesa Public Schools officials said in a statement. "Upon learning of the photograph, school administration immediately contacted police and is cooperating fully with the investigation. Disciplinary action will follow policy and may be based on the outcome of the police investigation."

The statement continued, "While the small size of the photograph as published makes the details difficult to discern, the yearbook has been recalled so the school can make a minor but critical edit for the inappropriate content."

A student is facing dozens of criminal charges for indecent exposure after a prank got published in the yearbook.

Posted by KHOU 11 News on Tuesday, May 3, 2016