Child Porn Reportedly Goes Viral On Facebook

Simon McCormack
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg controls a slide show as he speaks during a media event at Facebook's Headquarters office in Menlo Park, California on March 7, 2013. Today, Facebook announced updates to their News Feed. AFP PHOTO /Josh EDELSON (Photo credit should read Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: )
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg controls a slide show as he speaks during a media event at Facebook's Headquarters office in Menlo Park, California on March 7, 2013. Today, Facebook announced updates to their News Feed. AFP PHOTO /Josh EDELSON (Photo credit should read Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: )

There are several reports of child pornography going viral on Facebook Thursday.

A source told BuzzFeed that, by 9 p.m. Thursday night, a pornographic video of an infant had over 16,000 shares.

As the video started popping up in people's Facebook newsfeeds, users took to Twitter to voice their outrage:

Gawker reports that the video, which apparently showed "a grown man sexually abusing an infant girl" got 32,000 shares and 5,000 likes before Facebook wiped it off the site after eight hours.

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Gawker pointed out that many of the shares appear to have come from users who were disgusted by the content, not those trying to spread its contents to others.

In a statement obtained by the Daily Mail, a Facebook spokesperson wrote, 'We have zero tolerance for child pornography being uploaded onto Facebook and are extremely aggressive in preventing and removing child exploitive content. We are pleased that this material was reported to us quickly enabling its swift removal."

If you come across a post on Facebook that you believe could be child porn, report it here, instead of sharing it.

Eric Justin Toth

The FBI added Eric Justin Toth, accused of possession and production of child pornography, to its Ten Most Wanted list of fugitives on April 10, 2012.
The FBI added Eric Justin Toth, accused of possession and production of child pornography, to its Ten Most Wanted list of fugitives on April 10, 2012.

Eric Justin Toth

Toth taught at a Washington, D.C. private school for three years until 2008 when another teacher allegedly discovered graphic photos and videos of children on a camera that the school issued to Toth.
Toth taught at a Washington, D.C. private school for three years until 2008 when another teacher allegedly discovered graphic photos and videos of children on a camera that the school issued to Toth.

Eric Justin Toth

Toth is also wanted in Maryland from a 2008 warrant accusing him of child porn production.
Toth is also wanted in Maryland from a 2008 warrant accusing him of child porn production.

Eric Justin Toth

The FBI says that Toth has been to Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota since fleeing Washington, D.C. The last reported sighting of him was in a Phoenix homeless shelter in 2009.
The FBI says that Toth has been to Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota since fleeing Washington, D.C. The last reported sighting of him was in a Phoenix homeless shelter in 2009.

Eric Justin Toth

A $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Toth's arrest. He took a spot on the FBI's most wanted wanted fugitives list that became empty with Osama bin Laden's death in May 2011.
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Toth's arrest. He took a spot on the FBI's most wanted wanted fugitives list that became empty with Osama bin Laden's death in May 2011.

This article originally appeared on HuffPost.