Cybertip.ca Canada's National Tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children has issued an alert. This is regarding a rise in reports from youth involving sextortion over August/September 2014. These cases have involved offenders (posting as teenagers) secretly recording teenagers exposing themselves on line and then threatening to share the sexual content if they don't pay them money.
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Advice on how to talk to youth about online extortion: Tip Sheet for Parents
