football team here had to withdraw. they had to forfeit their final game of the season over the weekend as police are now investigating. authorities say they have at least three cell phones that have been turned over. they re conducting a forensic analysis of those phones that they say include pictures of students 8th through 12th grade. they believe there are hundreds of pictures showing nude body parts as well as students in undergarments. they say these students were sharing and saving the pictures using a number of different apps including snapchat and photo vault. photo vault disguises itself on the surfaces is a calculator or media player on the phone. once a user enters a pass word, they have access to a whole world of hidden pictures. we talked to one student who says back when she was in eighth grade, about three years ago or so she was asked to send photos by a couple of boys.
learned, and has now grown to a widespread level. so much so that most of the football team is believed to be involved. they had to forfeit their game over the weekend as this investigation unfolds. we learned they re using some specific apps that parents may not be aware about. one is called photo vault. essentially on your phone screen it looks like a calculator app or a media player app, but once a student or a user enters a password, then they have access to hidden pictures. this is something that the principal has just recently learned about. he s been here for ten years and said that that piece of this investigation has come as a huge shock. listen. i had no knowledge until this past week that there were cell phone apps out there that would mask a photo vault. i now know. do i know everything? absolutely not. i need to learn more.
attorney. the district attorney s office will make distinctions as we see fit, depending on levels of coupup pblt whether or not things were consensual or not. canyon city school superintendent stressing what he wants the message to be for the students. the district attorney will be proceeding with, quote, common sense. and the school will be helping those who made a bad decision. this is not the end of the world for his students. he does, however, encourage parents to take a harder and closer look at what some of their children may be doing on their cell phones. many of the photographs shared are kept on photo vault which are on cell phones made to look like a calculator. i want to introduce you to the georgia state trooper who is making headlines. put yourself in the position