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 ...

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 ...

NORFOLK, Va. — FBI Special Agent David Desy works on the Violent Crimes Squad at Norfolk’s field office, specifically investigating child exploitation. He told 13News Now, "I deal with these cases ...

British teenage boys are being blackmailed by Nigerian crime gangs posing as young women in a surge of online sexual extortion. Criminals are targeting boys as young as 14 on social media – tricking ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — Sextortion has been linked to a recent tragedy in West Virginia, prompting renewed calls from educators and lawmakers for stronger online safety education for students. Sextortion is ...

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?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...