15 year old youtuber arrested for sexual exploitation
15-Year-Old Skateboard Star 'Baby Scumbag' Charged With Sexual Exploitation of 12-Year-Old
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A 15-year-old YouTube skateboard star has been arrested and charged with committing lewd acts on a child under 14, along with his 22-year-old manager and another skater, 27. Steven Fernandez, who’s nicknamed “Baby Scumbag,” is accused of luring a 12-year-old girl by promising to put her on a nonexistent MTV special if she performed sex acts.
Fernandez has over 700,000 subscribers on YouTube and one million Instagram followers, and gained fame as a baby skater when he was just 13. TMZ was first to report that he was arrested Wednesday along with manager Jose Barajas, 22, and another skater, 27-year-old Keelan Dadd. A press release from the Los Angeles Police Department refers to Fernandez as a “prime mover” in a conspiracy to exploit the 12-year-old, and says they are seeking more victims. It also seeks to explain why they’re releasing Fernandez’s name, when he is a minor:
“Yes, it’s unusual that we would release the name and photo of an arrested minor,” explained Det. Ninette Toosbuy of the West Valley Detective Division. “But State law provides for such exceptions in cases where the perpetrator sexually targeted minors.”
The LAPD says they began investigating the case in November of this year, when the victim told them Fernandez persuaded her to get into a car driven by Barajas. The press release says that Fernandez promised to make her famous in exchange for engaging in sex acts with the three men:
. Antyways hope they rot in prison.
