In the Interest of Joseph T.

Finney, Justice:

Appellant challenges his juvenile adjudication for violating S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-250 (1985) alleging this statute which makes it unlawful to communicate certain messages to a female violates equal protection. We agree and reverse his adjudication and sentence for this offense.

The statute makes it a misdemeanor for:

Any person [to] anonymously write, print or by any other manner or means whatsoever, except by telephone, communicate, send or deliver to any woman or woman child within this State any obscene, profane, indecent, vulgar, suggestive or immoral message----

It is…