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New Jersey Babysitter Held Without Bail Over Snapchat Videos Showing Toddler Touching Her

Prosecutors say videos recovered from a returned iPhone show Cranmer exposed while a toddler touched her, prompting child-endangerment and charges for manufacturing and possessing child sexual abuse material.

Overview

  • Police began the probe after a friend found a 14-second Snapchat clip on a returned iPhone, and the device was handed to investigators for review.
  • Officers obtained search warrants for Cranmer’s phone and Snapchat account and say they recovered additional videos that they allege show inappropriate contact.
  • Prosecutors charged 25-year-old Victoria Anne Cranmer with endangering the welfare of a child and with manufacturing and possessing child sexual abuse material.
  • Cranmer was arrested on July 8 and a judge ordered her held without bail while investigators and prosecutors review the digital evidence and case files.
  • The defense says the clip captured an innocent, childish interaction and notes toddlers lack boundaries, while prosecutors point to the recordings and reported behavioral changes in a child as grounds for concern.