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Man sends inappropriate Snapchats to 13-year-old boy, mother says

By Mark Becker, wsoctv.com
December 12, 2018 at 6:04 am EST
By Mark Becker, wsoctv.com
December 12, 2018 at 6:04 am EST

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A local mother has a warning about a possible danger on social media.

She claims a man started sending her 13-year-old son inappropriate Snapchats and then found out where he was.

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In the video at the top of this web page, Eyewitness News reporter Mark Becker speaks with that Gaston County mother.

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