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SCV Purge Teen’s Case Goes To Probation Department

The two teens arrested in connection with the SCV Purge are set to have their cases moved to the Los Angeles County Probation Department, District Attorney’s officials said Thursday.


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“There will be some sort of terms set forth by the Probation Department,” said Greg Riesling, spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. “If the terms are met by the teens, then the charges will go away.”

The two teens, who are not named because they are juveniles.

They are not expected to do any time in a juvenile facility, Riesling said.

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The teens were arrested on Sept. 24 in connection with allegations that child pornography was distributed by two Santa Clarita Valley high school students.

The arrests were made by the Special Victims Bureau of the Sheriff’s Department.

Hart district officials confirmed two Saugus High students were arrested off campus Sept. 11  on charges they posted “inappropriate photos.”

Both subjects were detained for the distribution of child pornography and booked at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

During interviews with detectives, both subjects admitted to creating the Twitter accounts and posting the images of child pornography, according to a Nixle news release.

Special Victims Bureau officials would not release any information regarding those arrests. The Nixle statement did not confirm if the two Saugus High students who were arrested in the SCV Purge investigation were the same two students.

The two suspects were arrested in connection with the SCV_Purge and SCV_Purge1.

Timeline of the SCV Purge:

One of the initial accounts, SCV Purge, was put together July 16, and then taken down after Twitter was notified of the content. Another Twitter handle “@SCVpurge1,” was quickly put up in its place and Twitter took away the accounts posting rights.

The final Twitter handle @Scv_Purge1 was set up around 2 p.m. July 16.

The Twitter handle posted dozens of nude photographs along with captions that claimed to identify Santa Clarita high school students. The anonymous poster also published tweets including explicit actions that the named teens had allegedly done.

The posting continued to escalate until 9:21 p.m. when the owner of the account tweeted “Stay tuned till 12am tonight for what you all have been waiting for…. THE BIG PURGE.” and minutes later began threatening to reveal the people who had shared the explicit content with the Twitter account.

Around 10:11 p.m. the Twitter account @Scv_Purge1 went from private to public and posted all of the Twitter handles of people who “exposed” the teens.  The account also published several more nude photographs and explicit actions allegedly done by the named teens.

The account was shut down by Twitter between 10:50 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

“I heard about it (July 11) actually by friends,” said a Saugus High School student who asked to remain anonymous. “They told me about it and they told me that it’s kind of discriminating to teenage girls and embarrassing that they were trusting people with pictures. It’s not OK to post those pictures but it’s not OK to take those pictures and it’s not OK to send them to people. Even if you trust them, you never know.”

The title “SCV Purge” was apparently inspired by a 2013 movie called “The Purge,” in which “A wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized,” according to IMDB. “The Purge: Anarchy,” a sequel, came out July 12.

After being up for about five hours July 11, the second page, @SCVPurge1 had more than 1,300 followers and about 21 photos.  The page reached more than 2,400 followers over the course of the day.

One of the postings said: “Everyone remember! We are not the bad ones its those who are (sending us direct messages) and sending in your nudes that are bad So think twice of who u (sic) trust.”

Sheriff’s Department officials had much of the activity suspended or removed as of July 12.

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About Jessica Boyer

Jessica is an award-winning journalist, photographer, videographer and artist. She has worked with news organizations including NBC Los Angeles, KHTS AM 1220, and the Pierce College Roundup News. She is studying to receive a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with an emphasis on Photojournalism and a minor in Communications at California State University, Northridge. She has studied and worked in many fields including filmmaking, journalism, studio photography, and some graphic design. She began her journalism journey at the Arroyo Seco Conquestador News Network and the Saugus High School News Network.