Sextortion alert: Michigan AG, school leaders warn of online predators
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and last updated 2020-12-22 18:00:26-05
DETROIT (WXYZ) â Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and the state s school leaders are asking parents and students to beware of sextortion as many children continue to spend more time on the internet due to the pandemic.
A press release from the AG s office said predators are tricking teens into exposing themselves online and then threatening to share the material more widely if the teen does not send money or more imagery.
According to the attorney general s office, two high school students in Allegan County recently fell victim to sextortion and were lured into a private video chat only to be later blackmailed with payment demands.