Crime & Safety

Online Video of 16-Year-Old Boy in Bath Tub Causes Parental Scare

The following information was supplied by the North Canton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A North Canton woman called police about 9:50 a.m. Tuesday to report that a video of a local 16-year-old boy in the bath tub had been posted all over Facebook and YouTube that day.

Five 15- and 16-year-olds were involved in the making and posting of the video, according to a call-for-service entry from the .

Police contacted the Stark County Prosecutor's Office, which said no crime was committed because the boy's genitals were not exposed in the video.

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