MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Tennessee man is accused of posting videos of himself and a minor having sex on the social media platform X. According to reports, on Jan. 27, the mother of a 16-year-old told police that she found videos on social media showing her daughter having sex with an adult man.
Barron Sorrell was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, and statutory rape.
Investigators were able to find two videos that showed the teenage girl with Sorrell.
A search warrant was executed on Sorrell’s home, and it was confirmed that the videos had been filmed there, police say.
Records obtained from X, formerly known as Twitter, revealed that the videos had been uploaded by an account controlled by Sorrell, which he accessed from the home.
At the time the videos were posted, police say the girl was 16 years old and Sorrell was 22 years old.
He is being held on a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on July 1.