East Syracuse, N.Y. - A man was arrested Wednesday after an investigation found he raped an 8-year-old child and shared sexually explicit videos of the victim in social media messages, troopers said.

State Police were alerted Tuesday when a video of the child discovered online was sent to the State Police Computer Crimes Unit, troopers said in a news release.

Investigators uncovered sexually explicit videos uploaded to social media messaging apps, said Trooper Jennifer Jiron, a spokesperson for State Police.

The accused rapist, Denzel M. Williams, 25, was known to the victim’s family, Jiron said. Troopers did not reveal if the victim was a boy or a girl.

The investigation determined that Williams had engaged in sexual acts with the victim in an East Syracuse residence, Jiron said. It

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