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Police: Teen arrested for child cruelty and lewd and lascivious behavior

St. Johns County, FL. — A sexual exploitation investigation that spanned months resulted in the arrest of 19 year old Douglas Sippio.

Sippio is accused of filming sex acts and sending the videos to other teens.

The police report said the suspect the popular app Snapchat to send explicit videos.

He was arrested for 3 counts of cruelty to a child and lewd and lascivious behavior with a victim 12 – 16 years old.

The report said the victim told police, “The defendant had sexual relationships with other underage girls and takes videos of his sexual encounters.”

Action News Jax Law and Safety Expert Dale Carson said the charges if convicted could mean life in prison.