No one noticed a student's exposed genitals in the yearbook until it was published
Hunter Osborn, 19, is facing 69 counts of indecent exposure after an ill-fated yearbook prank.
According to local news station KHPO, the Arizona student, who attended Red Mountain High School, exposed his genitals in his high school's varsity football team photo after being dared to do so by a teammate. The photo was then published in the school's yearbook — somehow without a single person noticing.
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When officials did notice the penis in their school's yearbook, Osborn was arrested on 69 counts of indecent exposure — one for each student in the photo with him — and one count of furnishing harmful items to minors, which is a felony.
Around 3,400 students and families acquired the yearbook before Osborn's prank was discovered.
So, why did no one notice the rogue junk until after the book was published? According to a statement from Osborn's school, "the small size of the photograph as published makes the details difficult to discern." Oh, okay.
And that ambiguity is exactly why many community members think the teen's punishment should be lightened.
"The school or whoever approved the picture needs to bear the brunt of this," wrote one Facebook commenter. "The kid did something stupid, but he didn't select the picture for publication."
Who really dropped the ball here? Hard to say. But listen up, would-be pranksters: maybe opt for a Whoopee cushion or something.
And yearbook editors, watch out for dicks.
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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.
