Timothy Barnett, 13, committed suicide on his family s driveway on April 6, 2023. His mother, Betsy Hauptman, later discovered that her son was a victim of a Snapchat sextortion scheme.
A 13-year-old Sumter boy died by suicide after a Snapchat scammer attempted to extort him for $35 a day. The family is now suing the company for pushing a "defective" and "dangerous" product on children.