SEXTORTION (Virtual Sexual Assault)
PART 2
It can happen to anyone (man, woman, boy, girl, gay, straight, innocent teen or a pernicious child) reaching out to find love in all the wrong places. Sextortion is the act of extortion or blackmail based on a sexually oriented encounter. Sometimes it is an old boyfriend threatening to use photos from a broken relationship, or a gamer who lures a teen into sending naked photos. It can be a “meet up” on Kik, Tinder, Grindr or Meetme that leads to webcam sex or a naked photo. Often it is a pedophile looking for photos of naked children to sell to thousands of others on child porn rings. Occasionally, it is a hacker using Malware that finds old photos stored on your hard drive that you long ago forgot about. The bottom line: Sextortion is an epidemic in this age of technology. It is one of the fastest growing cybercrimes in the U.S and around the world.
This week on Exploited: Crimes Against Humanity we will examine real cases of sextortion. Every case is different and fascinating. There is no single method. Predators have varied fetishes and preferences. Some desire very young kids and others blackmail naïve and trusting adults. Most predators have multiple victims. At times they operate independently and other times they are part of an organized Sextortion ring. Predators begin on one app or chat room and move stealthily between them, using live streaming and webcams to keep from being caught. Join us Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 7:00 a.m. PST as we go inside the dark world of pedophiles and predators that prey on the innocent through sextortion.
If you missed the live show, you can listen to the archived show at ExploitedCrimes.com
RESOURCES, LINKS and CASES:
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Nebraska Man Sentenced to 35 Years In Prison for Being Part of a Child Exploitation Enterprise
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FBI Seeking Information to Identify Victims in International Sextortion Case
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Charlotte County mom says son targeted by predator on Instagram
- KILLER APP: Was a teenage girl lured to her death with a few keystrokes on a smartphone app?
- Plea Helped Shorten Sentence for Teen Who Molested Baby
- Is someone watching you through your webcam?
- Could Your Kids Spot an Online Predator? Could You?
- How Predators Use Social Media to Groom Victims
- Grooming
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Cybertipline
“EXPLOITED: Crimes Against Humanity,“ airs Thursdays at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Voice America – Variety Channel. Click HERE to download the mobile app or to link via your computer to listen.
