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Police, advocates warn parents of dangers of digital sextortion
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The digital blackmail of children, also known as "sextortion," has been an issue for more than a decade.
In fact, there has been a significant increase in reports of financial sextortion.
Tuesday, law enforcement and local advocates talked with Plainfield students and parent about what to look out for.
Sextortion happens when a predator online misrepresents themself and manipulates someone into sending inappropriate videos or pictures. Once they have the files, the predator demands money or threatens to make those images public.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/internet-online-digital-sextortion-smartphone-children-parents-predators/531-3aa2f2c6-7595-4008-9d01-424f3ac0c022