Sextortion

Sextortion is a form of blackmail that involves threatening to share sexually explicit images or videos of someone unless they comply with the perpetrator’s demands. These demands can range from sending money or nude photos to engaging in sexual acts. Sextortion can have a devastating impact on the victim, causing emotional distress, reputational damage, and …

The FBI Charlotte Field Office is warning parents, caregivers, and teens that sextortion crimes typically increase during school and holiday breaks. Sextortion is when adults pose as teens and manipulate or entice victims to produce and share sexually explicit images, then extort victims for additional photos or money. Across the country sextortion cases are skyrocketing, [...]