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New Jersey Babysitter Arrested After Snapchat Video Leads to Child Sex and CSAM Charges

Prosecutors say recovered phone footage and additional videos prompted charges and a judge ordered the suspect held without bail pending trial.

Overview

  • Prosecutors approved formal charges on July 7 and police arrested 25-year-old Victoria Anne Cranmer on July 8 on counts that include sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, manufacturing child sexual abuse material, and possession of child sexual abuse material.
  • A former roommate identified a 14-second Snapchat clip saved in the suspect’s account and turned the phone over to police after finding the footage, which investigators say shows Cranmer in a bathroom with a very young child.
  • Investigators executed a search warrant on May 28 for the phone and Snapchat account and recovered additional videos that a charging affidavit alleges include footage of Cranmer exposing herself while the child touched her.
  • Court documents, heavily redacted to protect the victim, indicate the child was a toddler described as wearing diapers and the child’s mother reported behavioral changes after Cranmer babysat and bathed with the child.
  • At a mid-July detention hearing the defense argued the 14-second clip showed an innocent moment but the judge called the conduct troubling and ordered Cranmer held without bond as the case moves forward and digital evidence is reviewed.