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Brian Groo arrested: Horsham man filmed sexually assaulting 10-month-old, shares video: YES
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Brian Groo arrested: Horsham man filmed sexually assaulting 10-month-old, shares video: YES

HORSHAM, Pa. (WPVI) — A man from Horsham, Montgomery County, is accused of raping a 10-month-old baby and then sharing a video of the attack.

Police arrested Brian Groo, 24, on Wednesday after a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The agency said a video of the child being sexually abused was uploaded to the messaging platform “Kik”.

Investigators said Thursday they traced the username “Zenshadowsol” and IP address to Groo’s home, where they found a cellphone hidden with material allegedly associated with the cyber tip.

The video involving the boy was determined to be that of a 10-month-old child that the defendant had access to, investigators said.

According to police, Groo had been messaged by a woman who sent him a video of child sexual abuse. Groo then sent the video back to him.

It has not been said whether that woman has been identified.

Groo is a registered sex offender who pleaded guilty in 2019 to child pornography charges, authorities said.

Groo is charged with rape of a child, involuntary deviant sexual act, indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, endangering the welfare of children, photographing/filming/computer rendering child sexual act, disseminating sex act photos/films with children and other fees.

He is being held on $2 million bail.

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