Police say young Aucklanders are sharing a graphic child exploitation video and are warning that sharing it is an offence which carries up to 14 years' imprisonment.
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The video is disturbing and graphic in nature, but police will not reveal more about it out of respect for the victim.
The video is predominantly being sent by young people in Auckland, and police want anyone who sees it being shared to contact police or Crimestoppers immediately.
Detective Senior Sergeant Alex Carter said "every time this video, and others like it, are shared, the subjects are being revictimised and this leads to further trauma".
The video had been circulated in the past, Carter said.
It is also an offence to be in possession of objectionable content, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.