Teenager charged on ‘live internet’ porn

Monday 15th June 2009, 12:27PM BST.

A teenager from the Black Country has been charged following the sexual abuse of a child in America which was broadcast over the internet.

West Midlands Police discovered a 30-year-old woman from the US was broadcasting the live sexual assault after arresting the 18-year-old in Walsall on Thursday.

A woman has been arrested.

An investigation was launched after Humberside Police alerted them to a teenager, who, it is alleged used the internet to show inappropriate material of children.

The 18-year-old has now been charged with possession and distribution of abusive images of children. He was in custody today.



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