NJ babysitter accused of sexually abusing toddler was caught because of crude, intimate tattoo: docs

A crude tattoo on a New Jersey babysitter’s inner thigh helped identify her in a sick social media video in which she allegedly sexually abused a toddler while laughing about it, court papers show.Victoria Cranmer’s ink of a set of breasts — which was visible in her social media posts — was just one of many inkings on her legs that led her friend to turn her in for allegedly abusing the 2-year-old girl in a video found on Cranmer’s Snapchat account, according to criminal court papers and prosecutors.The small tattoo appeared so poorly applied that it could almost be mistaken for a less permanent marker drawing.Cranmer, 25, was arrested last week for filming the tot touching her as she sat on the toilet while laughing and mocking her about it, court papers alleged.Cranmer’s friend, who took her in for three months and bought her a phone, discovered the disturbing 14-second clip on Cranmer’s Snapchat account after the babysitter returned the phone to her, the court papers claim.The friend was able to ID Cranmer “because of the suspect’s tattoos on her leg, specifically a tattoo of ‘boobs,’ a lightning bolt, a mushroom, and a hip tattoo,” the filing claims.The friend also recognized Cranmer’s voice and her own bathroom where the clip was taped, the court docs alleged.Cranmer had been living with the pal for three months and watched the pal’s daughter and another mother’s son.The boy’s mom reported Cranmer over concerns that her son — whose age wasn’t revealed in the court documents but who was young enough that he still wore diapers — started acting strangely, the court papers say.Cranmer is facing charges of second-degree sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, manufacturing of child sexual abuse material, and possession of child sexual abuse material.At a hearing Tuesday, Cranmer sobbed in court when a judge ordered her to be held without bail pending trial.Cranmer’s lawyer, Marissa Koerner, argued at the hearing th...