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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Claudia Lauer and Samantha Hendrickson

Officer's threat to charge 11-year-old crime victim draws sharp critique of Columbus police

ASSOCIATED PRESS

When an Ohio father learned that his 11-year-old daughter had been manipulated into sending explicit photos to an adult, he turned to the police for help.

But instead of treating the girl as a crime victim, an officer seemingly threatened to charge her under a law most people view as designed to protect child victims.

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