"We are aware of reports that we are investigating a child for viewing a social media post. This is completely incorrect, they said in the statement. We are investigating after a complaint from a member of the public that a fake social media account had been created in their name and had been used to send indecent messages. The offence being investigated is one of malicious communications - sending indecent or grossly offensive communication to cause distress or anxiety."
"The messages are of an incredibly serious nature and have caused serious concern for the victim. Officers made a number of attempts to speak to a suspect, a teenage girl, at her home address in Walsall earlier this month as part of the investigation. They said officers had spoken to the girl's mother at her home on September 13 and explained they needed to speak to her daughter and recover her mobile phone as part of the investigation."
West Midlands Police rejected claims they were investigating a child for viewing a social media post and said the viral clips were heavily edited and misleading. The force opened an investigation after a complaint that a fake social media account had been created in someone’s name and used to send indecent messages. The offence being probed is malicious communications involving indecent or grossly offensive messages that caused serious concern for the victim. Officers attempted to speak to a teenage suspect at her home in Walsall, spoke to her mother on September 13, and the girl later attended a voluntary interview. Full bodyworn footage exists and the investigation continues.
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