Citing an 'explosion' of online sextortion cases involving children, federal authorities issued an unusual national public safety alert in an attempt to intervene in increasingly aggressive schemes linked to more than a dozen suicides in the past year.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 10, 2021, in Washington. A large portion of the schemes are being traced to the West African countries of Nigeria and Ivory Coast, officials said.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite, Jr. addresses the media with victims, family members and friends in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 20, 2016. “This is a growing crisis and we've seen sextortion completely devastate children and families,” said Michelle DeLaune, CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children."The best defense against this crime is to talk to your children about what to do if they're targeted online."
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