Police: App tells child to create child porn, threatens strangulation

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD (WBFF) — Police in Anne Arundel County, Maryland say an app on a child's cell phone told a 5-year-old to take naked pictures in the bathtub and threatened the child with strangulation if the child didn't do as they were told.

Police received a call for help on September 16. Officers discovered the child had several questionable cell phone apps:

• Talking Angela
  
• Talking Angela 2
  
• Talking Tom 2
  
• Talking Ben 2
  

The apps told the child to take naked pictures while in the bathtub and to take pictures of siblings, as well, according to police.

Police in Anne Arundel County said parents need to monitor children's online activity, and asked that parents report anything suspicious to police.