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Bucks 13-year-old charged with sending child porn video

A 13-year-old girl from Bucks County has been charged with distributing a "child porn" video via smartphone to about a dozen students at her Bristol Township middle school, according to police.

A 13-year-old girl from Bucks County has been charged with distributing a "child porn" video via smartphone to about a dozen students at her Bristol Township middle school, according to police.

Ralph Johnson, acting police chief in Bristol Township, said the girl would not be named because she is a juvenile. He said the girl and her family have been cooperative with police.

He did not say what the video contained, but last month authorities said it showed sexual conduct between two juveniles.

The girl faces a charge equivalent to a felony in adult court, Johnson said, but he did not specify what it was or what the consequences might be due to restrictions about discussing juvenile crimes.

Johnson said that soon after the video was reported last month, detectives seized about a dozen cellphones to which the video was sent. Those phones will be wiped clean before they are returned to their owners, Johnson said.

No one else has been charged in connection with the incident, Johnson said.