Andhra Pradesh YouTuber arrested for circulating child sexual abuse content

09-Jan-2026

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A 39-year-old YouTuber from Andhra Pradesh was arrested for allegedly creating, uploading, and circulating child sexual abuse content through social media platforms, the police said on Jan 7.

The accused has been active as a YouTuber since 2018 and operated a YouTube channel “ViralHub007”, wherein “objectionable and child-abusive” content was uploaded and circulated, a release from police said. The content included interviews of minors (below 18 years of age), it said.

On October 16, 2025, the Cyber Crime Police, Hyderabad registered a case after noticing child abuse-related videos circulating on the YouTube channel “Viral Hub”.