Mauritian teenager, 16, files complaint over circulation of intimate content
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
A 16-year-old girl filed a complaint in Mauritius after intimate photos and a video of her were circulated on Telegram. She says someone on Snapchat had threatened her to obtain the content and had also threatened her younger sister; police are investigating after recording her complaint, Defimedia reports.
A 16-year-old girl filed a police complaint in Mauritius on Monday 19 October after learning that intimate photos and a video of her were circulating on Telegram, Defimedia reports. In her statement, she said an individual had threatened her on Snapchat to obtain images of her.
According to the complaint, the events began in August. The stranger allegedly threatened to harm the girl’s younger sister and circulate a doctored video if she refused. She reportedly sent several photos the following day. On Saturday 17 October, three friends alerted her that content featuring her was circulating.
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