US sees an ‘explosion’ in sextortion of minors, warns parents

Name: US sees an ‘explosion’ in sextortion of minors, warns parents
Uploaded: 2022-12-20T22:15:33Z
Duration: 2 min 56 s
Description: In a news release, officials said they have noticed an "explosion in incidents of children and teens being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for money—a crime known as financial sextortion." The cases involved at least 3,000 victims— mostly boys— and more than a dozen suicides.

In a news release, officials said they have noticed an "explosion in incidents of children and teens being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for money—a crime known as financial sextortion." The cases involved at least 3,000 victims— mostly boys— and more than a dozen suicides.

Posted December 20, 2022 5:15pm EST