New criminal justice research suggests that “sextortion” is the latest method to harm or damage a person online. Sextortion is a lesser-known internet crime that includes the use of intimate images or videos that have been captured to then extort compliance from a victim.
The tactic sheds light on the importance of protecting the public from online criminals. “What makes it different from any other crime is the threat to release.
A perpetrator could say, ‘I have these images of you and will publish them unless you…’ to get more images or even in exchange for money,” said Roberta Liggett O’Malley, a Michigan State University doctoral student and co-author of the study.
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