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THUNDER BAY — The Thunder Bay Police Service is warning the public of an apparent increase in local complaints about sextortion threats.
In a release issued Thursday, the police service reported an uptick in complaints of sextortion, which involves threatening to make intimate photographs or footage of a person public. The extorters are typically strangers encountered through social media apps like Snapchat, based on local complaints, said a police spokesperson.
“Sextorters convince their victims to exchange sexual content and often start the trade by sharing a sexual photo first,” the force stated. “The targeted person then sends a sexual photo or video, or are tricked into exposing themselves or engaging in a sexual act over a livestream and being unknowingly recorded.”
The police service said it strongly encourages members of the public not to share intimate photos or footage online with people they do not know personally.Residents can learn more about sextortion at the CyberTip! website, an organization dedicated to reporting and prevention sexual exploitation of youth.
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