FBI in Salt Lake City reports they're seeing an overwhelming amount of 'sextortion' cases being filed in Utah, with most of them involving young boys.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Salt Lake City reports that they're seeing an"overwhelming" amount of"sextortion" cases being filed in Utah, with most of them involving young boys.
After explicit content is recorded, the predator may blackmail the teenager into giving them money in order to prevent the videos from being posted online. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported that in 2021, they received over 18,000 sextortion-related complaints nationwide. Grant is calling on parents to be more aware of what their child is doing online, and monitoring their activity on different social platforms.
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