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A FATHER has been told that his 11-year-old daughter could face charges after he called to report that she had been a victim of an online predator, now an investigation is underway.
A TikTok went viral last weekend after the father shared that his young daughter was manipulated into sending pictures of herself to “a grown man.”
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A male and female officer from the Columbus Division of Police in Ohio spoke to the father, who said he wanted someone to speak to his daughter to get her “to realize what this was.”
The female officer was heard in the video saying the girl “could probably get charged with child porn,” if she produced the images.
The father explained that his daughter is only 11 but the same officer replied: “Doesn’t matter. She’s still making porn.”
“No, she’s not,” said the father. “She’s being manipulated by a grown a** adult on the internet.”
The officer asked if the daughter was the one taking the pictures, after which the father ended the conversation and the officers left, as seen in the video.
The video is now sitting at more than 720,000 views as of Tuesday and received more than 15,000 comments.
“Yeah because charging her is the answer,” wrote one person. “You handled that well!!”
“You were so respectful too. They had zero reason to react this way,” wrote another person.
A third person wrote: “You handled that wayyyyy better than I would’ve. I’m so sorry you’re dealing with this. All of it!”
In a statement on Monday, the Columbus Division of Police confirmed that the TikTok showed city police officers and that an inquiry had been opened by the Columbus Department of the Inspector General.
“The Columbus Division of Police acknowledges a video being shared on social media involving two officers responding to a call for service,” read the statement.
“The Division of Police regards all allegations of sexual misconduct with the utmost seriousness. Incidents involving minors are handled with the highest degree of concern. Sexual Assault Unit detectives were immediately notified of the incident and have since initiated an investigation.”
If any disciplinary action is taken against the officers, it will involve the Inspector General’s Office looking over the complaint and doing an investigation.
The investigation will then be reviewed by the Columbus Civilian Police Review Board.
The board can offer disciplinary suggestions but it will ultimately be up to Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant.
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