Police in Cyprus investigate a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome is alleged to have been encouraged to perform indecent acts, after public outcry leads to arrests and court hearings. According to reports, the cybercrime unit makes arrests after assessing evidence collected during the inquiry. Two women are arrested first and are brought before the Nicosia district court for consideration of whether they should be held in custody. The court rejects the police request to remand the two women, and both are released following the decision. Separately, a third suspect is arrested in the same investigation later the day. After further questioning, that third suspect is also released. The reports describe the case as involving alleged encouragement of sexual or indecent acts toward a child in the content of the livestream, with police continuing to process evidence gathered during the investigation. All three suspects are ultimately released after the court does not approve detention requests.
Court orders release of all suspects in alleged TikTok abuse video case
Police in Cyprus investigate a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome is alleged to have been encouraged to perform indecent acts, after public outcry leads to arrests and court hearing...
- Police investigate a TikTok livestream involving a child with Down syndrome.
- Police arrest two women after assessment of evidence by the cybercrime unit.
- The Nicosia district court rejects police requests to remand the two women in custody.
- A third suspect is arrested and later released after questioning.
- All three suspects are released following court and police actions.
All three people arrested in connection with a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome was encouraged to perform indecent acts were released on Friday, after the Nicosia district court refused police requests to remand two suspects and investigators later freed a third following questioning. The developments came hours after police announced the […]
1 hour agoTwo women arrested over a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome was allegedly encouraged to perform indecent acts were released by the Nicosia district court on Thursday after it rejected a police request to remand them in custody, despite a third suspect being arrested in the same investigation later the same day. […]
19 hours agoTwo women have been arrested on Thursday over a TikTok livestream in which a child with Down syndrome was allegedly encouraged to expose himself. The police said the arrests were made by the cybercrime unit after investigators assessed evidence gathered during the inquiry. The women are expected to appear before a court later on Thursday, […]
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