(ABC 6 News) – It’s one of the fastest-growing online crimes, and the victims are getting younger every year. Sextortion crimes are when predators trick or coerce children into sending explicit images and then threaten to share them unless the child sends more. It can happen in a matter of minutes while the child is in their bedroom, at sleepovers, and even in the middle of family homes while parents are just a room away. The FBI, Homeland Security, and digital safety groups all say sextortion is exploding, especially among pre-teen boys. And experts believe the number of cases is […]Read More
What the Tech? Sextortion scams: how they work
