TTPS Warns Against Sharing Videos Of Missing Children After They Are Found

A video of a 13-year-old girl who was found after being reported missing has prompted the TTPS to caution the public against sharing content that could cause further harm to children.

At Wednesday’s TTPS Media Briefing, Communications Manager Joanne Archie reiterated that images and videos of missing persons, particularly children, should no longer be circulated once they are safely located.

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“The purpose for posting a photograph is to ensure that we find that person safe and persons who, on seeing the photograph, could identify well they saw this person in this district or that district. However, as soon as the person is found, the photograph is taken down, and it is not to be used any further because these things can affect, especially in the case of a child.”