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SoCal Man Accused of Using Instagram to Advertise and Sell Explicit Images of Teens

When San Fernando Valley girls learned their photos were being sold, they asked him to stop, but he allegedly demanded more explicit images.
SoCal Man Accused of Using Instagram to Advertise and Sell Explicit Images of Teens
The defendant used Instagram to gather, advertise, and sell photos of high school girls, federal authorities say. AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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A San Fernando Valley man was arrested July 2 on suspicion of using Instagram to advertise pornography depicting high school girls without their permission and threatening victims who objected to his behavior, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles announced.

Alejandro Garcia Aranda, 23, of Sylmar was charged by federal authorities with one count each of advertisement of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, and transmitting threatening communications with the intent to extort.

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