WAS THE
FOCUS OF A NATIONWIDE SEARCH IS
IN JAIL IN ALABAMA.
POLICE WERE LOOKING FOR GERMAINE
MOORE
AFTER A VIDEO SHOWING A CHILD IN
A
SEX ACT WITH AN ADULT WENT
VIRAL.
NOW AUTHORITIES HAVE A WARNING
FOR
ANYONE WHO MAY BE TEMPTED TO
SHARE
THAT VIDEO.... NEWS FIVE'S BILL
RIALES
REPORTS.
POLICE IN MILLBROOK, ALABAMA SAY
44 YEAR OLD GERMAIN
MOORE TURNED HIMSELF IN AFTER
WARRANTS WERE ISSUED FOR HIM
YESTERDAY. MOORE WAS
WANTED IN CONNECTION TO A
VIDEO SHOWING A CHILD ENGAGED IN
A SEX ACT WITH A MAN THAT WAS
DISTRIBUTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA TO
PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND
BEYOND.
THE CHILD IN THE VIDEO HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AND IS SAFE NOW. BUT
AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING THE
PUBLIC TO DELETE THE VIDEO IF IT
SHOWS UP IN YOUR MESSAGES. A
POLICE OFFICER IN MARIETTA,
GEORGIA, WHERE THE VIDEO ALSO
TURNED UP, SAYS THE REASON IS
SIMPLE.
.If you share this, even with
the best of intentions, even if
you're trying to help us
solve the crime, this could be
considered
distribution of child
pornography. MANY PEOPLE SHARED
THE VIDEO WITH GOOD INTENTIONS
AND OUTRAGE--WANTIN G TO SPREAD
THE WORD AND GET THE PERPETRATOR
CAUGHT. BUT ON TOP OF IT BEING
ILLEGAL, THERE IS ANOTHER GOOD
REASON NOT TO SHARE IT.
It's very disturbing that people
feel like it's
okay to post something awful
happening to a child on social
media.
Everytime it gets posted, the
victim in
this case gets re- victimized
for more
people to see what she's been
subjected
to.
MONTGOMERY POLICE HAVE ALSO
CHARGED 42 YEAR OLD JERRELL
WASHINGTON WITH DISTRIBUTING THE
VIDEO.
THE ALABAMA STATE BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION SAYS IT WILL LEAVE
THE DECISION TO LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS ON WHETHER TO
PROSECUTE ANYONE WHO MAY
HAVE SHARED THE VIDEO.
IN THE NEWSROOM, BILL RIALES
NEWS 5.
MOORE IS ALSO FACING CHARGES IN
DETROIT
FOR THE ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT
OF
THREE GIRLS THERE.
ALABAMA AUTHORITIES SAY HE COULD
BE EXTRADICTED TO MICHIGAN.
