2 Arrested In Facebook Sexual Assault Of Girl

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Colorado police have arrested two juvenile males after viewing video posted on Facebook showing a girl being sexually assaulted.

The suspects were taken into custody in Pueblo without incident around 2:15 a.m. Friday. Their names were not released.

The Pueblo Police Department says the two were taken to Pueblo Youth Services Center where they will wait formal charges.

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In addition, detectives are investigating who posted the video to Facebook for potential charges of distributing child pornography, which could result in more arrests.

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