The National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned that British teenage boys are being targeted in a surge of online sexual extortion ...

We live in a time when technology has put access to information at our fingertips. We can access information from contacts down the block or worldwide within seconds. While some technology is good and ...

The Glasgow Police Department is addressing a concerning trend being seen by law enforcement. Sextortion can start on any site, app, messaging platform or game where people meet and communicate.

Nearly 30 years after it was created, and after 15 years of political wrangling about it, it's beginning to look a law that ...

Sextortion is defined as a crime involving children and teens being threatened or coerced into sending explicit images online ...

Sextortion: What is it and how to discuss it with your teen - Having open and honest conversations with your children about ...

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched an awareness campaign about the growing threat of online sextortion, as more and ...

What these warnings look like and who sees them is still a work in progress. But as social media has evolved over the years, ...

We can’t undo the damage these crimes cause, but we can make sure victims have support and hold offenders fully accountable,” Sen. Julie Raque Adams said.

Adams sponsored Senate Bill 73. It makes sextortion in Kentucky a felony and if the victim takes their life, it can be charged as a homicide. The measure was one of the only pieces of legislation to ...

A new Kentucky law regarding extortion creates stiffer penalties for offenders and requires schools to notify students about ...

Gov. Andy Beshear signs bills to protect Kentuckians from discrimination and sexual extortion but has yet to act on some high ...