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Published 10:18 18 Jul 2026 GMT
A distinctive tattoo on a New Jersey babysitter’s inner thigh played a key role in identifying her in a disturbing video in which she is accused of abusing a toddler, according to court documents.
Victoria Cranmer, 25, allegedly filmed herself sexually abusing a two-year-old while “laughing” and mocking the child, prosecutors claim. Investigators say a crude tattoo, described as a drawing of breasts, helped link her to the footage after it was spotted in her social media posts.
It was reported by The New York Post that the tattoo appeared so poorly done it could “almost be mistaken for a less permanent marker drawing.”
The video, said to be around 14 seconds long, was discovered by a friend who had allowed Cranmer to stay with her for three months and had even bought her a phone. According to court filings, the friend found the clip on Cranmer’s Snapchat account after the device was returned.
She was able to identify Cranmer “because of the suspect’s tattoos on her leg, specifically a tattoo of ‘boobs,’ a lightning bolt, a mushroom, and a hip tattoo,” the documents state. The friend also recognised Cranmer’s voice and her own bathroom where the footage had allegedly been recorded.
Cranmer had been caring for the friend’s daughter as well as another child. Concerns were raised when the boy’s mother noticed changes in her son’s behavior; he was still young enough to wear nappies, prompting her to report Cranmer, court papers say.
Cranmer has since been charged with second-degree sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, manufacturing child sexual abuse material, and possession of such material.
During a court hearing on Tuesday, Cranmer reportedly sobbed as a judge ordered her to remain in custody without bail. Her lawyer, Marissa Koerner, argued the footage showed an “innocent moment,” claiming the toddler was too young to understand “the norms of modesty and personal boundaries.”
Judge Kenneth Palmer rejected that argument, describing the alleged incident as “bizarre” and “troubling.”
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A New Jersey woman has been arrested after allegedly recording herself sexually assaulting a child under 13 and sharing the footage on Snapchat.
Investigators identified her through a distinctive tattoo on her leg.
Victoria Anne Cranmer, 25, of Little Egg Harbor, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree sexual assault, second-degree manufacturing of child sexual abuse material, third-degree possession of child sexual abuse material, and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
She is being held without bail at Ocean County Jail.
According to an affidavit of probable cause, investigators were able to identify Cranmer through several distinctive tattoos visible in the 14-second recording.
One of the tattoos, located on her leg, depicts breasts.
The tattoo proved to be the critical piece of evidence linking Cranmer to the footage.
Without it, identifying suspects in child abuse material can take investigators months or even years.
The investigation did not begin with a tip from Snapchat or a report from a concerned member of the public. It began with a returned phone.
According to court documents, the mobile phone used to record the footage had been given to Cranmer as a birthday present by a former roommate.
After a falling out, the roommate asked Cranmer to move out and to leave the phone behind.
While reviewing the phone's contents after getting it back, the roommate discovered the recording. They saved the video and turned the device over to investigators.
The case was referred to the Little Egg Harbor Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit on May 20 by the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
Detectives obtained search warrants for both the phone and Cranmer's Snapchat account.
On the account, they found additional videos saved in Snapchat's Memories feature, a function that allows users to store content within the app.
Several of the videos showed Cranmer and the alleged victim in a bathroom.
At least one was shared on Snapchat, according to New Jersey 101.5.
The original 14-second clip, which court documents describe as showing the assault of a child under 13, was recorded on May 6 inside the bathroom of a home in Little Egg Harbor while the child was in Cranmer's care.
According to documents cited by NJ.com, Cranmer can be heard laughing while the alleged assault takes place.
Cranmer faces four charges in total.
Second-degree sexual assault and second-degree manufacturing of child sexual abuse material are the most serious, each carrying significant prison time under New Jersey law.
She also faces third-degree possession of child sexual abuse material and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
She was booked into Ocean County Jail and is being held without bail pending further proceedings. No court date has been publicly announced.
The charges are similar in nature to those brought against adult film actor Austin Wolf, who was recently sentenced to 19 years in prison after being found in possession of hundreds of videos depicting sexual abuse of minors, including footage involving infants.
Snapchat's Memories function allows users to save Snaps and Stories within the app rather than to their phone's camera roll.
Content saved in Memories is stored on Snapchat's servers and can be accessed by the user at any time.
In this case, investigators obtained a warrant for Cranmer's Snapchat account and were able to recover additional videos that had been saved using the feature.
The fact that the content was stored within Snapchat rather than on the phone itself meant it would not have been visible to the roommate who discovered the original clip on the device.
It also means the videos were accessible to Snapchat as a platform.
Under US federal law, electronic service providers are required to report any child sexual abuse material they become aware of to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
It is not clear whether Snapchat flagged the content before investigators obtained the warrant.
Cranmer remains in custody at Ocean County Jail.
The investigation is being handled by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit in conjunction with the Little Egg Harbor Police Department.
Prosecutors have not indicated whether additional charges may follow, though the discovery of multiple videos on both the phone and Cranmer's Snapchat account suggests the investigation is ongoing.
The identity of the child has not been made public.
The victim is confirmed to be under 13 years old.
A mother has been left horrified after a New Jersey babysitter was accused of leaving behind a phone containing shocking footage, according to court papers.
Victoria Anne Cranmer, 25, appeared in Ocean County Superior Court on Tuesday morning and was ordered held without bail, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said.
She was arrested after videos were found on her phone of her sexually assaulting a toddler, it has been alleged.
The video of the young boy, who was still in diapers at the time of the assault, was recorded in a Snapchat video, prosecutors have claimed.
According to the filing, Cranmer had been living with a childhood friend who gave her a place to stay, bought her an iPhone 17 Pro and set her up with cell service in April for her birthday.
The friend also allowed Cranmer to babysit her daughter. But after Cranmer was kicked out in early May, she was told to return the phone. The device was left in the woman’s mailbox, the documents allege, and it had no passcode.
When the friend checked the phone, she allegedly found a 14-second Snapchat video showing Cranmer in a bathroom with a young boy touching her while she sat on the toilet. The court papers say Cranmer could be heard laughing and taunting the child in the clip.
The boy was reportedly the son of another woman, identified in the filing as “Ms. H,” who had also used Cranmer as a babysitter.
After noticing her son no longer wanted baths, the mother was later told by the boy that Cranmer had bathed with him, the documents allege.
Ms. P., the friend who discovered the video, was reportedly so “freaked out” that she saved the clip and blocked Cranmer from Snapchat.
She claimed that she recognized Cranmer by her leg tattoos, including one depicting a pair of breasts, her voice, and the fact that the video was filmed in her own bathroom.
The filing also claims Cranmer had taken other bathroom videos involving herself and the boy and sent at least one to another Snapchat account, although it was not clear whether those clips included explicit material. Prosecutors said Cranmer did not send the video showing the alleged assault.
Cranmer has since been charged with second-degree sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, manufacturing child sexual abuse material, and possession of child sexual abuse material. Her defense lawyer was not immediately known.
Published 09:24 16 Jul 2026 GMT
The attorney representing a New Jersey woman accused of sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl has argued that the allegations have been exaggerated, claiming the child's behavior was misunderstood rather than criminal.
During a detention hearing, 25-year-old Victoria Cranmer became emotional as a judge ordered that she remain in custody without bail over what he described as a "bizarre" and "troubling" incident that allegedly took place on May 6.
According to the Asbury Park Press, prosecutors claim Cranmer was caring for the toddler at the child's home while the girl's mother was away when the alleged assault occurred.
Cranmer's lawyer, Marissa Koerner, maintained that the 14-second Snapchat video at the center of the case captured an "innocent moment" rather than evidence of a crime.
"Anyone who has spent time caring for young children understands that children often have little appreciation for personal space or privacy," Koerner said.
"Young children routinely follow parents or caregivers into bathrooms, touch things, ask questions, are curious and fail to recognize ordinary social boundaries."
Prosecutor Lynn Juan told the court that the footage showed Cranmer sitting on a toilet while laughing as the child allegedly touched her.
Koerner argued that the child's actions were typical of a young toddler, saying: "Children often engage in funny, spontaneous or strange behavior that adults record because the moment is memorable or humorous."
She added: "The video has been blown out of proportion."
However, Ocean County Judge Kenneth Palmer rejected that argument, describing the footage as deeply concerning.
"The word to describe it is bizarre," Palmer said.
"I find it to be troubling there wasn't any attempt to stop the child from touching her."
Court documents state that the alleged offence came to light after a friend, with whom Cranmer had reportedly been living for around three months, reclaimed a phone they had purchased for her.
According to the filing, Cranmer had been living with the childhood friend who gave her a place to stay, bought her an iPhone 17 Pro and set her up with cell service in April for her birthday.
The friend also allowed Cranmer to babysit her child. But after Cranmer was kicked out in early May, she was told to return the phone. The device was left in the woman’s mailbox, the documents allege, and it had no passcode.
When the friend checked the phone, she allegedly found a 14-second Snapchat video showing Cranmer in a bathroom with a young child touching her while she sat on the toilet. The court papers say Cranmer could be heard laughing and taunting the child in the clip.
Investigators say the friend was able to identify Cranmer in the footage through several distinctive tattoos, including a crudely drawn image of breasts and other tattoos visible on her legs, according to court filings.
Published 14:40 03 Oct 2018 GMT
A mother has been arrested after a video spread online showing her allowing her ten-year-old son to get a tattoo from a teenager.
According to ABC News, officers said that Nikki J Dickinson, 34, had told them she had gotten "tired" of her son asking, so relented and let him get one.
In Ohio, where the incident took place, it is legal for minors to get tattoos with their parents' consent - but only if it is done in a business where certain health and safety standards are met. In this case, they definitely weren't.
Court documents said Dickinson endangered her son by allowing it to happen in unsafe, unsanitary conditions. The 16-year-old who gave her son the tattoo reportedly gives tattoos at home on a regular basis, and is believed to have given another individual an MRSA infection due to the lack of sanitary conditions.
The Ohio mother seems to have regretted her actions afterwards, though seemingly didn't think the consequences would be so severe.
"Justice made a bad choice by being involved with it but she did nothing else wrong...but really this child is not abused nor neglected," she wrote on Facebook. "Does his mother make bad decisions? Yes. But when you got people beating up old people and people actually abusing their kids no one says nothing."
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The teenager was charged with two delinquency counts of tattooing prohibitions, which include giving a tattoo in a manner that doesn't meet safety standards and doing so in a manner that does not meet sterilization and disinfection standards.
Dickinson has been charged with first-degree misdemeanour child endangering and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She could potentially face up to six months jail time.
A mother from Highland, New York has been arrested after her 1o-year-old son got a permanent ink tattoo, allegedly with her permission.
The 33-year-old mother, Crystal Thomas, was arrested in October after her son's school nurse called the police after the boy went seeking Vaseline for his tattoo, according to The New York Times.
The tattoo is reported to be large block letters of the child's name on his forearm, and local authorities are claiming that it was done with permission from his mom.
The boy's mother explained to The New York Times that the incident was a misunderstanding and that she believed he was asking to get a temporary tattoo.
"No little child should be getting tattooed," Crystal explained. She went on to say that she was in favor of age restrictions surrounding tattoos.
Per the Town of Lloyd Police, the mother was been charged with endangering the welfare of a child but has been released on an appearance ticket and ordered to return to court on October 20.
The unlicensed tattoo artist, 20-year-old Austin Smith, was also arrested and charged with dealing unlawfully with a child. This can carry a sentence of up to one year in prison.
The artist stated: "It's the worst mistake I've made in my life. At the time, I thought if you got your parents' permission, you could get a tattoo".
Some states do not have a minimum age to get a tattoo as long as the parent has given permission. But the minimum age in the state of New York is 18, even with parental consent.
The boy stated to The Times that he was inspired to get the large forearm tattoo due to his favorite teacher having the same. However, the novelty has soon worn off.
He now believes the blame lies with the tattoo artist. "He should have said no," the 10-year-old said.
It is not yet reported as to whether the boy will be seeking for a removal of the tattoo, though it may be tricky due to his age. He might yet get to keep the ink as a reminder of the ordeal.
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