Columbus Police Arrest 18-Year-Old for Sextortion Involving Minor
COLUMBUS, OH – On December 19, 2024, Columbus SWAT officers arrested 18-year-old Thomas S. Herdman at his North Linden residence following an investigation led by the Columbus Police Exploited Children Unit and…
Police in Secaucus warn of new sextortion scam targeting residents
SECAUCUS, N.J. — The Secaucus Police Department is alerting residents to a sextortion scam that uses images of victims’ homes to heighten fear and intimidation. The scam, reported this week by a…
Cleveland Man Sentenced to 204 Months in Prison for Engaging in “Sextortion” of Children
NEW ORLEANS – JAVAN BAILEY, age 22, a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced by United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier to 204 months in prison, followed by 15 years of…
Republicans battling Democrats to make sextortion illegal in New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – Sextortion is legal in New Jersey. It’s hard to believe, but using sexually explicit photos to coerce another person is not a crime. Now, Republicans in Trenton battling Democrats…
U.S. Attorney Announces Sextortion Indictment And Seeks To Identify Additional Victims
Provides tips for parents and kids on protecting themselves from growing threat on Snapchat and other social media platforms GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Today U.S. Attorney Mark…
FBI AND PARTNERS ISSUE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT ON FINANCIAL SEXTORTION SCHEMES
U.S. Virgin Islands – The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is issuing a national public safety alert…
Sextortion Crimes on the Increase: Talk to Your Kids Now
PITTSBURGH – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations – Philadelphia (HSI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation – Pittsburgh (FBI), and the…
St. Paul Man Sentenced to 43 Years in Prison for Targeting More Than 1,100 Minor Victims in Sextortion Scheme
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A St. Paul man was sentenced to 516 months in prison followed by a lifetime term of supervised release for victimizing more than 1,100 minor girls across the…
Kodiak Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison for Sextortion
ANCHORAGE – A Kodiak man was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to 18 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for the production of child…
Cassville High School Teacher Sentenced to 30 Years for Sextortion Scheme
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A southern Missouri high school teacher was sentenced in federal court today for a sextortion scheme in which 11 identified child victims, and dozens more child victims who have…
Fulton Missouri Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sextortion, Online Child Sexual Exploitation
DAVENPORT, IOWA – A Fulton, Missouri man, Chad Alan Craghead, 45, was sentenced on July 7, 2022, to 360 months in prison for Production of Child Pornography and Interstate Communications with Intent…
Former Middle School Paraprofessional Pleads Guilty to Child Sextortion Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – A Coon Rapids man has pleaded guilty to a sextortion scheme that targeted minors through social media and an online gaming forum, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to…
St. Paul Man Pleads Guilty to Online Sextortion Scheme Targeting More Than 500 Minor Victims
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A St. Paul man has pleaded guilty to victimizing more than 500 minor girls across the country in an extensive online sextortion scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M.…
Former Middle School Paraprofessional Charged in Child Sextortion Scheme
MINNEAPOLIS – A Coon Rapids man has been charged in a sextortion scheme that targeted minors through social media and an online gaming forum, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According…
St. Paul Man Charged for Online Sextortion Scheme Targeting More Than 500 Minor Victims
MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man has been charged in an extensive online sextortion scheme that victimized more than 500 minor girls across the country, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According…
Former Substitute Teacher Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sextortion
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Carver County man was sentenced to 480 months in prison, followed by 25 years of supervised release, for producing child [censored]ography and extortion related to a years-long…
Marine Based at Camp Pendleton Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging Cyberstalking of Young Women in Sextortion Campaign
LOS ANGELES – An active-duty Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton was arrested Tuesday on charges that he cyberstalked multiple young women with ties to his former hometown of Torrance in a…
Albert Lea Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sextortion, Online Child Sexual Exploitation
MINNEAPOLIS – An Albert Lea man has been sentenced to life plus ten years in prison for engaging in sextortion and online sexual exploitation of minors. Acting U.S. Attorney Charles J. Kovats…
New York Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Cyberstalking And Sextortion
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Christopher Buonocore (35, Hicksville, NY) to 15 years in federal prison for cyberstalking multiple victims. As part of his sentence, the…
Substitute Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sextortion Charges
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Carver County man pleaded guilty to child [censored]ography and extortion charges related to a years-long sextortion scheme, announced Acting U.S. Attorney W. Anders Folk. According to court…
