10/09/2024
Posted on: June 3rd 2024
National Crime Agency - Info regarding sextortion
All schools in the UK have recently been sent information from the National Crime Agency, raising awareness of the recent rise in reporting of financially motivated sexual extortion (a type of online blackmail often known in the media as ‘sextortion’).
Children and young people worldwide are being targeted.
This type of crime involves an adult offender (often from an organised crime group based overseas) threatening to release nude or semi-nude images and/or videos of a child or young person, unless they pay money, or meet another financial demand, such as purchasing a pre- paid gift card.
Victims of any age and gender can be targets, however a large proportion of cases have involved male victims aged 14-18. A child or young person is never to blame if they have been a victim.
School is always here to support and help you.
Dr Taylor
Deputy Headteacher and Lead DSL
