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There are new developments in a sextortion case involving a man living in an South Dakota State dorm room in Brookings. Jaykob Varner, 25, signed federal court documents admitting to using Snapchat to ...
Joseph Garofalo allegedly used Snapchat to sexually exploit and blackmail at least 30 boys, including one 13-year-old.
An assistant boys lacrosse coach at Valley Stream Central High School has been arrested and charged with the alleged ...
Ryan McCaffery, 37, was charged with 11 sex-related crimes in New York on Monday, May 12. The former Riverhead High School ...
Last night, we uncovered how online predators are targeting children through a disturbing and fast-growing scheme known as sextortion ... TikTok, Snapchat, and others scan for and remove any ...
Maryland, man faces up to 60 years in prison after he admitted using “sextortion” against as many as 108 young girls online.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Four men are facing criminal charges for their role in an international sextortion case one of their victims was a Northern California teenager who took his own life after ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) — The FBI's Cincinnati office is raising alarms over a significant increase in sextortion cases, with reports indicating a troubling trend targeting teenage boys. Special Agent ...
TikTok has been working on a new feature that will allow users in the U.S. to share photos over direct messages inside the ...
In addition to Kassi, Ivorian law enforcement also arrested two other individuals, Moussa Diaby and Oumar Cisse. Prosecutors ...
Kizler says the FBI is seeing a surge in sextortion cases. Sextortionists who send these letters can be bluffing about having those images, or they can screenshot images on apps. Sometimes they ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Research shows financial sextortion cases are skyrocketing in recent years. State Attorney Melissa Nelson tells Action News Jax she’s seen an increase in local cases.