Posted on 02/05/2018 10:55:40 AM PST by Red Badger
WINTER HAVEN (FOX 13) - The FBI and local enforcement agencies across the country have issued warnings about a disturbing video circulating on Facebook and other social media networks. The bottom line: sharing the video, and even viewing, is a crime.
The video, according to law enforcement officials, shows an adult male sexually abusing a young child. Facebook users have encouraged others to share the video to try to help catch the people involved in exploiting the child, but law enforcement agencies, including the Polk County Sheriff's Office, say sharing the video is actually a felony.
"PLEASE DO NOT SHARE those images or video," the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a message posted to their Facebook page Sunday. "Images and video depicting the sexual abuse of a child are pornography. Sharing them, even if your intent is to help, is a crime and continues to victimize the child."
The Polk County Sheriff's Office says people have been flooding their inboxes for weeks now with a video they say is too disturbing to even describe. While they're encouraged many are trying to do the right thing and report the person, they've posted a PSA to their Facebook page to make sure people are aware of the right way to report child pornography and sexual abuse.
FBI and federal prosecutors are investigating the video that's currently making its rounds on Facebook. While no arrests have been made, the Polk County Sheriff's Office says the victim at least is safe.
"It is our understanding that Alabama law enforcement authorities, including their Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, have identified the suspect and victim and that the victim is safe."
Suspicious content should be reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The agency has a secure cyber tip line of you can call 1-800-843-5678. It will alert the right people while ensuring a tipster stays on the right side of the law and is not unwittingly re-victimizing the child by spreading images of their abuse.
The FBI has also issued these tips:
- Never click on or open unsolicited emails or messages from unknown contacts. - Report inappropriate activity or content to the website immediately upon receipt. Include the sender's screen name, but do not forward the content to others, including website administrators or law enforcement, as it could be considered distribution. - Immediately delete the file and all record of the communication. - Notify law enforcement using the Cyber Tip Line operated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in partnership with the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. Reports may be made 24-hours a day, 7 days a week online at www.cybertipline.org or call 1-800-843-5678. - Check privacy settings and account security.
The following is an important PSA for anyone in Florida or beyond: If you should come across images or videos depicting a child being physically or sexually abused, PLEASE DO NOT SHARE those images or videos. Images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of a child are considered child pornography. Sharing them, even if your intent is to try to help, is a crime, and continues to victimize the child.
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Yeah, don’t go reading any of the Wikileaks about the Democrats spying on Trump, either!
Something similar happened to a LiveLeak user from Australia around a decade ago... it wasn’t even his video, it was some Russian from a circus ‘training’ his son for trapeze, or something like that, by swinging him around.
Not sure what happened to the LLer in court, but it was a long drawn out process...
That wouldn’t be a felony.
This is.....................
Red, don’t post this disgusting stuff. Were you ever 18 and dated a 17 YO?
Is it a video of John Podesta in the ‘torture chamber’?
I was 24 and married one...................39 years ago..................
shows an adult male sexually abusing a young child
They couldn’t tell from the video whether the child was a boy or a girl?
Does the perp have connections in high places or something?
Ain’t social media wunnerful?
I think they purposely left out the info.
The LEOs say the child has been identified and is now safe.......Looking for suspect, who has been identified..............
If someone unbidden sends me a video and I view it and the government considers my action to be a felony then such government is overdue for the ash-heap of history.
I NEVER SAW THIS ON FACEBOOK..and I WOULD NOT PASS IT ON OR EVEN LOOK AT IT..What has been on all over the country is pictures of little girls abused by the old Muslim men..but never a video..
No, they don’t want the video to possibly taint the possible jury pool...................
Congratulations Red. I see absolutely nothing wrong with that.
But if this following poster is right and this was a male queer on a young boy, he should get 50 years in the slammer.
Keep us updated please.
Gee.
I was responding IN ITALIAN to one of my cousins in Italy who had reported a crime where they didn’t mention the name of the criminal.
I wrote ...
Non hanno dato il suo nome, quindi immagino un musulmano.
Ho ragione?
... which means ...
They didn’t give a name, so I’m guessing it was a Muslim.
Immediately after posting, IN ITALIAN, Facebook marked it as “spam” and made it invisible to anyone but me and the Facebook Fascisti.
And they can’t stop this video?
I call BS!
As was once said, a long, long time ago....”The Law is an ass!”.......from Oliver Twist ...Charles Dickens............
Marriage... what an antiquated idea!
Some people just need killin’........Slingblade................
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