SHREVEPORT, La. - 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 ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Bryce Tate was a 15-year-old honor student at Nitro High School in Kanawha County, West Virginia. He was popular, active in his church, and close to his parents. November 6, 2025 ...

A sextortion scam targeting emails is underway nationwide, in an attempt to coerce payments using threats of embarrassment, according to New York State Police. How does the sextortion scam work?

The WhatsApp video call scam explained in recent cybercrime alerts reveals a worrying rise in sextortion cases across India. Fraudsters are targeting users through unexpected video calls, secretly ...

Boys are being targeted by an “unimaginably cruel” wave of online sexual extortion, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned. While girls are typically the majority of victims in cases of child ...

Parents need to understand how sextortion targets kids and teens, then talk to their children about it. Credit: Mashable Composite; fotostorm / E+ / MASTER / Moment / Aleksandr Zubkov / Getty Parents ...

The National Crime Agency has launched a campaign to educate teenagers on how sextortion works and how to report incidents. Did you know with a Plus subscription to Shropshire Star you get full access ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office is raising awareness on sextortion, a dangerous case they often see. Predators target and coerce people, especially teens, into sending ...

HSI Charlotte has partnered with state Rep. Brandon Guffey, R-York, and Amanda Whittle, director of the S.C. Department of Children’s Advocacy, to combat online child sextortion. Department of Justice ...