The Victoria Police Department is urging community members to be cautious as police contend with rising cases of online sexual extortion, or sextortion, particularly among young male victims.
Police say they've seen a "disturbing rise" in online sextortion incidents, with recent investigations involving boys as young as 13 and 14 years old in Victoria and Esquimalt.
The perpetrator then requests intimate photos or videos of the victim, then threatens to share those images and videos with the victim's family, friends, employer or school community if they don't send them money. "Sextortion is a crime. I know it can feel awkward or uncomfortable, but talking to a trusted adult, whether a parent, teacher or a VicPD officer about what you’re experiencing can be the first step in stopping it," he said.
Nationally, 92 per cent of sextortion files involved teen boys or young men last year, according to VicPD.
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