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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to a search warrant issued in a sensitive case involving sexually explicit videos of minors that were circulated among students.
The ruling allows the defense to argue that the warrant was not properly justified, though the court dismissed six other claims raised in the appeal.
The investigation began when a school principal was alerted that a student possessed videos showing a classmate engaged in sexual activity with another minor. According to police, the student admitted he had received six such clips directly from the boy featured in them, along with messages suggesting they would be shared further.
Authorities said two additional students later confirmed that the videos had been distributed in Instagram group chats. Police collected statements from the boy’s parents and grandparents and sought a warrant to search the grandfather’s home for electronic devices, including phones, tablets and computers.
Defense lawyers argued that officers already had the videos, the boy’s phone and another device in their possession, and that the warrant offered no evidence linking other electronics to the alleged offenses. They also stressed the order did not authorize the boy’s arrest.
The Supreme Court upheld those two arguments, ruling they merited review, while rejecting the rest.
The case, which involves minors and allegations of child sexual exploitation, remains under investigation. Authorities and local media have withheld further details to protect the identities of those involved.
With information from 24news.
