What is sextortion? The FBI said the death of San Jose, CA teen Ryan Last is part of a troubling increase in cases.
Editor's note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 to connect with a trained counselor or visit theWithin hours, the 17-year-old, straight-A student and Boy Scout had died by suicide,"Somebody reached out to him pretending to be a girl, and they started a conversation," his mother, Pauline Stuart, told CNN, fighting back tears as she described what happened to...
She had said goodnight to Ryan at 10 p.m., and described him as her usually happy son. By 2 a.m., he had been scammed, and taken his life. Ryan left behind a suicide note describing how embarrassed he was for himself and the family. The bureau says there were over 18,000 sextortion-related complaints in 2021, with losses in excess of $13 million. The FBI says the use of child pornography by criminals to lure suspects also constitutes a serious crime."To be a criminal that specifically targets children -- it's one of the more deeper violations of trust I think in society," says FBI Supervisory Special Agent Dan Costin, who leads a team of investigators working to counter crimes against children.
"The embarrassment piece of this is probably one of the bigger hurdles that the victims have to overcome," said Costin."It can be a lot, especially in that moment." "Teen brains are still developing," said Dr. Scott Hadland, chief of adolescent medicine at Mass General in Boston."So when something catastrophic happens, like a personal picture is released to people online, it's hard for them to look past that moment and understand that in the big scheme of things they'll be able to get through this.
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