What should youth do if they are being sextorted? Threatening to share the sexual image/video with newspapers, news outlets and TV stations Threatening to share the sexual image/video with a school or many schools Increasing the level of aggression if a youth doesn’t quickly comply – for example, threatening to ruin the victim’s life or hurt their family or animalsĬreating several accounts to make it seem like more than one person is targeting the youthĭemanding youth create other accounts on social media for the sextorter’s use in victimizing other youth Targeting multiple siblings or friends connected to the victim Offering a gift or money to a youth who sends sexual content What are other tactics used by Sextorters? or through e-transfer direct from bank accounts. through online gift cards for Amazon, Google Play, Steam, VISA, etc. If the sextorter demands money, payment forms vary from online payment providers like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, etc. ![]() Sextorters will sometimes barter and accept a lower amount if the youth says they cannot pay.Īmounts of money demanded range from as little as $9 (the amount a youth had in their bank account) to $7,500. If the youth gives in, the sextorter will demand more sexual photos or money. It‘s common for the offender to share screenshots of the youth’s contacts or other identifying information (school, home address) to terrify the youth into sending sexual photos or money. The sextorter will try to intimidate their victim by threatening to leak the content online or share it directly with the youth’s friends/family if they don’t comply. If the sextorter targets a boy, they almost always demand money instead. If a young girl is victimized, the sextorter typically demands additional sexual photos and videos. Immediately after receiving the sexual content, the sextorter makes their demands. The targeted youth then sends a sexual photo or video, or are tricked into exposing themselves or engaging in a sexual act over a livestream and being unknowingly recorded. Sextorters convince their victims to exchange sexual content and often start the trade by sharing a sexual photo first. ![]() They chat over a short period of time, usually several hours, but in some as little as 20 minutes. Youth (young men in particular) are often tricked into believing they are talking to a young girl. Other people if you don’t pay them or provide more sexual content. It’s when someone online threatens to send a sexual image or video of you to ![]() * All stats are from July 2022 - January 2023.
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