Viral Facebook video of alleged child porn causes police investigation

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On Friday night, the police department informed the Chicago Sun-Times that Chicago Police detectives are investigating a viral Facebook video that apparently depicts child pornography.

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According to a report by Fox32, social media users had begun to “regularly” contact authorities on Friday to report the video.

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According to police, the video appears to show a girl as young as 8 years old, performing a sex act on an adult, according to the news outlet.

On Friday afternoon, an alert about the video started airing over police radio across the city frequently, according to Fox32.

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The news outlet reports that anyone who received or saw the video was advised to delete it and report it to Facebook.

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