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Hello, seeking some help please. My 17 year old son was arrested in February 2021 for sharing an image online of a girl who was under 13. At the time he was 15 and he said he thought the girl was 15 also. At the time he has said he shared a topless photo of a girl he was talking to on a website called omegle. He shared the photo with two of her friends. His phone was seized and he was bailed with conditions not to contact the girl. The bail conditions were later dropped and the investigation continued. Yesterday, a knock at the door, 3 policemen, arrested again, this time for possession and distribution of IIOC category a to c. Released after about 7 hours pending investigations. All devises seized, his desktop and his phone that he has had since his other one was seized. I am in bits. Once released he told me that at the same time as getting involved with this girl he got involved with some people sharing photos, he says he knew it was wrong but got caught up in it then deleted everything and has never done anything since. These pictures were obviously found by the police when they downloaded everything from his phone. He says he is ashamed and disgusted and that it was never about looking at images of children. He says it was about looking at people his own age but of course they are children. He spoke to a solicitor last night and they prepared a statement saying he declined to be interviewed due to covid. I haven't spoken to the solicitor as it didn't get to the point where I needed to be with his as his appropriate adult. I am terrified about what is going to happen, this is obviously much more serious than the first arrest. Has anyone been in this position where its their child in trouble not their partner/husband? Thank you x