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Tallahassee man charged with promoting sexual performance by child

Tallahassee man charged with promoting sexual performance by child
Posted at 10:56 AM, Oct 13, 2017
and last updated 2017-10-13 10:56:00-04

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A man has been arrested, accused of sending around a video of he and a minor having sex and demanding money from the victim. 

According to a probable cause document, a Leon County School Resource Deputy was able to confirm the existence of the video on a juvenile witness's device.

Through text records, investigators found out that a man had sent the video and was demanding money from the victim. According to text records, he was threatening to send the video to other people if he didn't get money.

After an investigation, deputies were able to connect the number the video came from to Marquis Hatten, 21, who denied sending anything. They were also able to confirm that the victim in the video was indeed a minor.

As a result, Hatten was charged with promoting sexual performance by a child on Oct. 6. On Tuesday, he was charged with an additional count.